healthcare: Security & Privacy
Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Halamka Knows Perils And Promise Of Healthcare BYOD
One of the nation's top healthcare CIOs discusses Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's $200K project to secure personal devices used for work.
5 Healthcare IT Resolutions For 2013
CPOE and clinical decision support won't help you get in shape or spend more time with the family, but they should be among your New Year's...
Royal Security Fail: 'May I Speak To Kate?'
The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate...
BYOD: Is Mobile Device Management The Answer?
With so many doctors bringing their smartphones and tablets to work and patient data breaches reported all the time, IT managers need to make the...
How To Break Into Healthcare IT
University degrees and certificate training both are valuable, but you must think strategically when choosing between them.
When Data Is A Matter Of Life Or Death
Healthcare analytics startup offers insights into how to develop the numbers when it counts for everything.
Health IT Faces Eventful Summer
Supreme Court's upcoming decision on healthcare reform and feds' Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rules add up to a heated summer for healthcare IT execs.
How To Improve Communication Between Clinicians
Although mandated to communicate better with patients, some healthcare providers also are looking for tech tools that get info to staff faster.
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer...
Despite Flaws, Personal Health Records Are Smart Medicine
Many consumers have concerns about data breaches; others complain about "Big Brother" watching. Here's my take on why the benefits of PHRs...
Don't Hit Snooze Button On ICD-10
Given a one-year extension for ICD-10 compliance, healthcare groups must make the most of the preparation time.
How To Achieve Better Patient Engagement
Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposals raise the bar for online patient engagement, highlighting how important it is for healthcare providers to...
Why BYOD Doesn't Always Work In Healthcare
Security and screen layout problems make it difficult to let clinicians bring their own tablets and smartphones to work.
What To See At HIMSS12
Among the hundreds of health IT presentations, demos, and vendor offerings at HIMSS12 next week, don't miss these highlights.
ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.
Is Mobile Device Management The Answer?
MDM software is being considered by healthcare IT execs concerned about security.
Rhode Island Thinks Big About Health IT
Meet Rhode Island Quality Institute's CIO and see why Medicare thinks other states could learn from his big ideas.
Why Personal Health Records Have Flopped
It's not a security, privacy, or data-sharing problem. It's a patient problem.
Does Your Health IT Career Require Another Diploma?
Breaking into health IT isn't easy. Going back to school for more training is a good place to start.
Health Information Exchanges: Patients Must Be Convinced
HIEs need more than consistent standards and cooperative healthcare providers. Patients must get on board--and the right kind of PR can win them over.
Docs Warm Up to EHRs, Patients Want Paper
While docs are gradually getting onboard with electronic health records, most patients worry about the security of their personal health info in...
Hospital Rooms Get Smart
IBM and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have created smart hospital rooms that use advanced IT tools to make medical and nursing care more...
Is The Cloud Safe For Health Apps?
Some healthcare providers are still hesitant to put patient data and clinical apps in the cloud. Here's how they cope with their angst.
Regulating Mobile Apps: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Critics call the FDA a control freak, while others see the agency as a key public health guardian. A recent hacking experiment suggests the latter.
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Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy
May 17, 2013Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.
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20 Health IT Leaders Who Are Driving Change
May 13, 2013Innovation is tough amid today's regulatory checklists. These leaders are getting it done.
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Health IT Execs' Top Worries: Security, BYOD, Cloud
May 09, 2013Personal mobile devices still present huge security challenge, say HIMSS Analytics focus group participants.
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Microsoft Updates Cloud Agreement For HIPAA Rules
April 30, 2013Microsoft responds to new HIPAA regulations that make cloud service providers "business associates" of healthcare providers and health plans.
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Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
April 25, 2013Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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National Patient ID System: Debate Stoked
March 29, 2013Hoping to spark a national conversation on information exchange, a prominent health IT advocate has started a WhiteHouse.gov petition to have...
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Topol Gives Colbert a Dose of 'Destruction'
March 27, 2013Scripps cardiologist and noted proponent of wireless health technologies Eric Topol shows off gadgets to comedian's audience.
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Chinese Hackers Target Healthcare Industry
March 15, 2013Sykipot, VOHO targeted attack campaigns also hit medical industry, including National Institutes of Health.
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Most U.S. Doctors Would Limit Patient EHR Access
March 11, 2013Many physicians are willing to let patients update their own medical records, but don't want to give them full online access, says Accenture study.
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EHRA Guides Vendors On Data Transport Mechanism
March 05, 2013Association says methods for exchanging data could lead to greater interoperability among EHRs.
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