Since this spring, the California Department of Public Health has fined 12 health facilities about $1.5 million as a result of data breaches. Let's hope they keep fining organizations that fail to properly protect patient data.
Triple-S Management, a managed care services provider in Puerto Rico, suffered a security breach that could have exposed the personal health care information of more than 400,000 customers.
It's no secret that there have been instances of medical workers abusing social networking sites and violating patient privacy rights. A medical association has recently published a social media toolkit designed to help with more responsible use of social media.
October 19, 2010 03:55 PM |
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Financial sustainability has been the hardest nut to crack for many health information exchanges. And even with the feds providing $564 million in stimulus funding for states to build and expand HIEs, the sustainability issue will likely remain one of the toughest challenges.
We recently discussed a report that provided an overview of the security breach trends at 300 health care providers. Some took the post to be a condemnation of EHR security. That is too narrow of an interpretation. The post was meant to convey the lack of maturity, pervasive in the health care industry, when it comes to security controls.
September 22, 2010 03:28 PM |
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Healthcare providers aren't the only ones trying to achieve meaningful use of health IT. Patients are also increasingly looking to use electronic tools meaningfully for managing and tracking their own healthcare.
September 14, 2010 02:51 PM |
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Business intelligence tools give healthcare organizations the ability to analyze data to make better informed business and clinical decisions. Some of these products are even suited for healthcare providers that don't have the time or resources to build large data warehouses.
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We recently discussed a report that provided an overview of the security breach trends at 300 health care providers. Some took the post to be a condemnation of EHR security. That is too narrow of an interpretation. The post was meant to convey the lack of maturity, pervasive in the health care industry, when it comes to security controls.Giving Patients Meaningful Health Data
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