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A medical center in Kentucky is notifying 5,418 patients of a data breach that occurred when computer equipment was stolen from its mammography suite. Hospital officials reported that the information on the hard drive was not encrypted, but was maintained in a locked, non-public, private area.
A Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor will lead an initiative, funded by a $3.75 million federal grant, to develop a master's program in health information technology.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is calling for the government to focus "adequate attention and resources" on the proposed program to certify electronic health technology in order to ensure its success.
Due to growth in site activity and overall traffic, HealthcareITNews.com will undergo a server upgrade this weekend and may be temporarily unavailable.
Drug Enforcement Agency official compares new two-factor identification security rule to using an ATM machine.
David Blumenthal, MD the national health IT coordinator, has asked his advisers to turn to one of the most vexing problems on the health reform horizon: streamlining federal and state systems for enrolling people applying for health insurance benefits under the law.
As more organizations join the social media sphere, it's important that they know how to "mitigate the risks while maximizing the rewards," according to the authors of a new white paper. This is especially true in the healthcare arena, where issues such as patient privacy and HIPAA can weigh heavily on all involved.
The 7th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium announced Friday four finalists for the 2010 Award for Innovation Leadership. The award honors chief information officers and chief medical information officers for their ability to foster a culture of innovation while delivering best-in-class IT services to support the organizational mission.
The government will announce "soon - it should be very, very soon" which 15 communities of the 130 that applied will be awarded Beacon Community grants, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal, MD, said Thursday.
ERT, a global provider of technology and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries,will acquire the research services division of CareFusion Corporation (CRS), for $81 million in cash.