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Privacy & Security
By Tom Sullivan | 09:30 am | October 01, 2018
New HIMSS Media research outlines hospitals’ top security concerns, ranks ways they’re addressing the problem and pinpoints who builds strategy and policy.
HIE
By Bill Siwicki | 09:00 am | October 01, 2018
This case study looks at a health information network that has gone from zero uniquely identified patients to 7.6 million – and nearly all major health systems statewide are set to participate in its Common Key Service.
04:00 am | October 01, 2018
During October, we talk to infosec executives and experts about the problems and practical steps to securing sensitive data, advice about what to do after a security incident, and a look at emerging trends.
Mobile Health IT
By Tom Sullivan | 10:04 am | September 28, 2018
It's time to think creatively when designing to secure the human rather than securing technology, said the former star of the CBS series Hunted.
Privacy & Security
By Tom Sullivan | 11:06 am | September 26, 2018
The software giant will enable caregivers to communicate and integrate with EHR systems.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:36 pm | September 21, 2018
Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital let ABC film a documentary on site without obtaining patient authorization.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 10:30 am | September 21, 2018
An employee uploaded a file containing member information to a public-facing website in April, but officials did not discover the error until July.
IT Infrastructure
By HIMSS TV | 05:29 pm | September 20, 2018
Aashima Gupta, global head of Health Solutions at Google Cloud, talks about Google’s approach to technology enabling infrastructure with healthcare industry standards to allows organizations to have more time to innovate.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:13 pm | September 19, 2018
Drafted by the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre, the guidance provides insight into preventing phishing attacks, bolstering third-party management and other security threats.
Innovation
By Mike Miliard | 09:00 am | September 18, 2018
Five roles to develop and four rules to follow for effective and secure data governance in the age of AI, analytics, pop health and precision medicine.