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NewsDon't view HIPAA fines as cost a of doing business
If anyone doubted that there is a cost to ignoring privacy regulations, $5.3 million in penalties doled out last week for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Read more...
Stimulus package to create IT jobs
There are plenty of hopes riding on President Obama's stimulus package--which has not yet passed in Congress. There are plenty of areas where there will be specific job growth over the next two Read more...
Data theft headaches grow
Another week, yet another data theft. This time a laptop PC was stolen containing unencrypted, confidential data on March 4 and the event was disclosed after the company began notifying employees Read more...
IT making new inroads in healthcare industryWhile confidentiality regulations placed on patient data have fostered greater technology adoption within the medical field, the potential for savings has also played a role when it comes to IT Read more... SPOTLIGHT: HIPAA still poses major challenges
Can you believe that The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now a decade old? What may be even harder to believe is that the federal rule aimed at protecting confidential Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HIPAA still poses major challenges
Can you believe that The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now a decade old? What may be even harder to believe is that the federal rule aimed at protecting confidential Read more...
ALSO NOTED: GAO says health data at risk due to system flaws; Energy agency at risk with cyber attacks; and much more...> GAO says health data at risk due to system flaws. Article > Energy agency at risk for cyber attacks. Read more... ALSO NOTED: Exec shuffle at Microsoft continues; Baltimore WiFi connects communities; and much more...>The executive shuffle at Microsoft continues. Article >Baltimore WiFi effort is Read more... Providers pass up passwords for better techShoring up network security is a top priority for most companies today, especially for those in the healthcare industry--where data is confidential, yet must be shared with a variety of people and Read more... SPOTLIGHT: Security headaches loom with e-health efforts
There's been a steady push on the healthcare industry to go digital and get information, services and processes online for quicker patient response and better medical care. But, the security issues Read more...
| Press ReleasesElectronic Medical Record Difficulties Countered By Mobile Scribe ApplicationLANCASTER, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. hospital emergency rooms face increasing wait times and decreasing reimbursements, impugning the conventional model of the unassisted physician utilizing the Read more >> IJJC’s Disaster Shelter Management Responder System (DSMRS) Is Positioned as a Winning Solution for GrantsThe Latest Business Development News efforts Earmarks IJJC’s DSMRS Program as having the tool set to win grants funding LANDOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IJJ Corporation's (IJJC) (Pink Sheets: IJJP) Read more >> 56 Million U.S. Consumers Access Medical Information from Electronic Health RecordsManhattan Research’s Cybercitizen Health® U.S. Study Explores How Digital is Evolving the Patient-Physician Relationship – Webinar October 20 at 2pm ET NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 56 million U.S. Read more >> New Leader for CyttaConnect™ Medical Monitoring eHealth DivisionLOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cytta Corp. (OTCQB: CYCA), leading the way to cost effective health care, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erik Stephansen to President of its Read more >> Iron Mountain Incorporated Declares Quarterly DividendBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) on Thursday, September 8, 2011, declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the common stock of the Read more >> |
