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'Meaningful use' dominated 2010, but so much else has happened in HIT
We're taking our annual publisher's holiday next week, so this is the last issue of FierceHealthIT for 2010. It's been quite a year. Even with the economy mired in a jobless recovery and political
Arizona hospital, California health department lose patient records
Two more patient privacy incidents made news last week. Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 endoscopy patients, the Arizona Republic
The privacy/security tiger doesn't have any teeth
Amid the recent firestorm of debate and controversial regulation aimed at curing the nation's healthcare system, significant effort and focus have been paid to matters of availability of care and to
Laptop theft is No. 1 source of health data breaches
HHS officials last week confirmed what many people have long suspected: Laptop theft is the most common source of health data breaches affecting at least 500 people. Of the 189 breaches reported to
HHS: Laptop theft is No. 1 source of health data breaches
Here's another reminder: Secure your laptop computers. HHS officials last week confirmed what many people have long suspected: Laptop theft is the most common source of health data breaches affecting
Indiana AG sues WellPoint over timing of breach notifications
Indiana Attorney General Gregory Zoeller has sued Indianapolis-based WellPoint seeking $300,000 in civil penalties, saying that the nation's largest private health insurer waited too long to notify
Extormity 'breach' highlights fine line between fiction, reality
Extormity struck again this week. The fictional, satirical EMR vendor emailed a "press release" with the headline, "Extormity Proudly Announces Breach." (If the people behind Extormity were as
HHS quietly withdraws HIPAA breach-notification rule
Following a firestorm of criticism from privacy advocates who say federal officials gave too much leeway to healthcare organizations that inadvertently disclose protected health information, HHS has
OCR sets rules for sharing HIPAA breach information
The HHS Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for enforcing HIPAA privacy regulations, has detailed six new "routine uses" for reports of breaches of protected health information. In a notice
New HIPAA rules shine light on remote access controls
The new rules on HIPAA breach notification, which became enforceable Feb. 17, and the related, tougher penalties for privacy and security violations, mean healthcare organizations and business
