Posts Tagged ‘ HITECH Act ’

Little progress made in the prevention of medical data breaches

Since stricter regulations were imposed in 2009, the healthcare industry’s track record on patient data protection and security has made very little improvement according to the latest study from Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST)1.  The study reports that from 2009 to the first half of 2012, there have been 495 medical data breaches involving 21 [...][ READ MORE ]

5 Differentiating factors of a healthcare breach

Data breaches occur in every industry, but, in healthcare, they’re a whole different ballgame. Black market prices and mobile devices drive data theft and loss. Federal regulations govern breach reporting. With breaches of medical records increasing 97% from 2010 to 2011, the medical field has been especially hard hit. Here’s a look at five factors [...][ READ MORE ]

The dollars of a data breach

It’s no surprise that data breaches are expensive. The exact cost of these incidents, which have only become more spectacularly headline-grabbing in recent months, is a question that the Ponemon Institute has addressed for the past six years. [ READ MORE ]

Encryption: Data’s best friend

When considering your company’s full breach prevention strategy, consider encryption a strong bodyguard that can play a big role in protecting data while also shielding your company from embarrassing and costly breaches.[ READ MORE ]

Data breaches – to prepare or not to prepare? The answer is simple.

All data breaches have two things in common: the need for prompt resolution and the need for a robust preparedness plan. [ READ MORE ]

Do your business associates know how they will be affected by HITECH?

Just as the healthcare industry came up to speed on the regulations defined in The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act, additional modifications are being proposed. These proposed rules focus on expanding obligations and penalties for covered entities (CEs) to now include business associates (BAs). So why is this significant? [ READ MORE ]