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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
CSC, RIM launch 'super app' for UK clinicians on BlackBerry
Computer Sciences Corp. and Research in Motion have teamed up to develop a "super app" that will allow staff in several regions of England's National Health Service to access and update patient data
VA laptop incidents show why encryption is so important
If you think you've been hearing a lot lately about missing laptops from the Department of Veterans Affairs, it's because CIO Roger Baker since May has been holding monthly briefings on information
One-fourth of reported HIPAA breaches involve laptops
Last year, the HHS Office for Civil Rights started posting online a list of reported breaches of unsecured health data affecting at least 500 people. About one-quarter of all listed incidents
Specialists clamor for remote access, wireless devices at UK hospital system
One of the unique qualities of mobile healthcare technology is that adoption is often led by users rather than than the IT department, from the grass roots rather than the C-suite. Such is the case
Healthcare organizations seemingly lax with mobile security
A third of all healthcare professionals store patient data on portable and mobile devices such as USB drives, laptops and mobile phones, according to a 2008 survey by Credant Technologies. Another
