HITE
“The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published a new technical specification which will increase protection of personal health information processed, stored and transferred by computer systems for subsequent use by clinicians and others in healthcare organisations.
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The Financial
“ISO has published a new technical specification which will increase protection of personal health information processed, stored and transferred by computer systems for subsequent use by clinicians and others in healthcare organizations, according to ISO.
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Ericka Chickowski, Dark Reading
“Just like “the cloud” of 2009 and 2010, this year’s red-hot buzz term bandied about by executives who may or may not have clue what it means is ‘big data.’ But just as 2011 saw the world wrap its head around the cloud, the time is coming when technology around big data will gain traction, understanding and deployments.
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Brian Evans, Healthcare Info Security
“Every piece of data is not created equal, and demands for data protection and storage capacity have been increasing exponentially. Many healthcare organizations, however, are not reacting fast enough to meet these demands.
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Chelsea Conaboy, Boston Globe
“Despite the challenge of getting new systems off the ground, it’s clear that electronic health records are a powerful tool. They could save the American health care system billions of dollars by reducing unnecessary tests.
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Howard Anderson, Healthcare Info Security
“One of the most powerful ways to emphasize the importance of safeguarding patient privacy is to take serious disciplinary action against those guilty of privacy violations.
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Rebecca Todd, e-Health Insider Acute
“Privacy groups say a government plan to share anonymised NHS data with commercial companies will herald the “death of patient confidentiality”.
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Joseph Goedert, HDM Breaking News
“The second year of a benchmark survey to track progress in securing protected health information finds improved policies and staff training, but also increased frequency of breaches, rising incidents of identity theft, poor control over mobile devices, and two-thirds of organizations don’t provide protection services for breach victims.
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El cuaderno de bitácora de Fran Sánchez
“Me parece especialmente interesante el informe del Departamento de Salud Estadounidense al que hacen referencia sobre sus brechas de seguridad que han afectado a más de 500 individuos. Me parece fundamental la transparencia con la que tratan el asunto y os recomiendo que le echéis un vistazo a la tabla dinámica en la que podéis ver y ordenar los eventos a vuestro gusto.
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Sabrina Rodak, Becker's Hospital Review
“Data security is becoming a growing concern for healthcare organizations, and for good reason. Many CIOs now list it as one of their biggest concerns. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent annual report on data breaches, 207 breaches involving 500 or more individuals occurred in 2010, and these breaches affected more than 5.4 million individuals. Furthermore, it seems that prestigious organizations are no more immune from data loss as are lesser-known facilities.
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Mhairi Mival, Computing.co.uk
“The use of electronic health records in hospitals and clinics can benefit the care provided to patients because information can be accessed immediately. But it also raises important data security issues.
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Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva, ICTconsequences
“Emerging technological and societal developments have brought new challenges for the protection of personal data and individuals’ rights.
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Ströher A, Honekamp W. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 161(13-14)
The introduction of an electronic health record (ELGA) is a subject discussed for a long time in Austria. Another big step toward ELGA is made at the end of 2010 on the pilot project e-medication in three model regions; other projects should follow. In addition, projects of the ELGA structure are sped up on the part of the ELGA GmbH to install the base of a functioning electronic health record.
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Ruby Raley, AxWay
“However, unified identity management is a complex problem and, the only way to really tackle this issue is to boil it down to the essential elements required for complying with the regulations.
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Howard Anderson, Healthcare Info Security
“Policies for protecting the privacy of patient information that’s used for research will be considered in the context of broader new federal guidelines for protecting human research subjects.
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Mary Mosquera, Government Health IT
“With the sweeping use of mobile devices by healthcare providers, physicians and hospitals need to embrace best practices for protecting sensitive patient data, privacy experts say. For example, encrypt sensitive data when it is necessary to store on wireless devices.
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Houston Neal, Software Advice
“There’s a lot of talk about the risks of storing health information in electronic medical records (EMRs). But, EMRs aren’t the problem. Those consent forms you sign at the doctor’s office… yeah, you should pay attention to the fine print. You may be giving permission to insurance companies, drug makers, and data aggregators to access your health information, regardless of how or where it’s stored.
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El cuaderno de bitácora de Fran Sánchez
“¿Qué preferimos? Perfiles de acceso reales o que se terminen compartiendo contraseñas… os sorprendería saber cuántas secretarias tienen las contraseñas de los jefes de servicio. Mi punto de vista es que todo el mundo debe tener el perfil de acceso necesario para poder llevar a cabo su labor profesional, ni más ni menos. Prefiero que un administrativo pueda ver información clínica (si le es necesario para su trabajo) y que lo haga con su usuario o contraseña (así sabré qué ha visto y cuándo) a que use la del jefe de servicio y su rastro se pierda.
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Kathryn Roe, Healthcare Info Security
“The government recently presented the healthcare industry with a different take on the HITECH Act’s accounting of disclosures provision.
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Milt Freudenheim, The New York Times
“Federal health officials call it the Wall of Shame. It’s a government Web page that lists nearly 300 hospitals, doctors and insurance companies that have reported significant breaches of medical privacy in the last couple of years.
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