Tag: patient privacy

HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum: Managing Social Media While Protecting Privacy and Security

I spoke at this week's HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum in Boston…

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Assuring Safe Patient Health Information (PHI) in Radiology

PHI may be referred to as "personal health information" or "patient health…

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Practice Pointers in the Wake of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Privacy Settlement

An OB/GYN at Johns Hopkins was fired last year after a colleague…

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Digital Health Illustrated: Big Health Data’s Dark Side [VIDEO]

Dr. Robert Wah, president of the American Medical Association (AMA), is deeply…

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HIPAA Violations are on the Rise [INFOGRAPHIC]

Over the past year, consumer complaints to the Office of Civil Rights…

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Physicians Love to Text, Too

Most patients probably don’t care how their doctors communicate with each other…

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What Is the Penalty for a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA violations are expensive. The penalties for noncompliance are based on the…

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Free Health Care Website: Consider the Business Model

Is a free lunch worth the price? Is a free lunch worth…

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Digital Patient Privacy Loss in EHRs and Other Health IT Systems

Last Friday I was invited by the Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) Foundation…

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