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Don'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)
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
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
IT making new inroads in healthcare industry
While 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
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
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
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.
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
Providers pass up passwords for better tech
Shoring 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
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
