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Policymakers wrestle with how to protect patient data transmitted by health information network middlemen.
Forty-seven percent of IT security professionals believe their personal healthcare information is less secure than it was a year ago, according to a recent survey.
LifeIMAGE, which provides an Internet service for universal e-sharing of diagnostic imaging information, has launched a new platform that is designed to speed up image sharing during emergency transfers.
HHS's Office of Civil Rights describes basic elements of a risk analysis required by the HIPAA security rule.
Outdated hospital communications systems - based on blaring PAs and multiple, often incompatible mobile devices - are causing confusion, reducing efficiency, wasting money and helping contribute to serious staffing shortages, a new white paper finds.
A new bill would require the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to create an Internet-based portal for veterans to access their records and benefits.
Sutter Health will spend $10 million over the next two years on improving patient safety, with one focus on reducing healthcare-acquired infections.
Health IT Policy Committee okays EHR certification plan, including measures to protect purchasers after systems are installed.
Students participating in the University of California San Diego Extension Health Information Technology Program are sharing the results of their capstone project – developing a plan to install an electronic health record that demonstrates meaningful use at a community clinic.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability has announced the establishment of a new Center of Excellence in Research on Disability Services, Care Coordination and Integration.