Healthcare privacy and security issues rose to the forefront in 2010 thanks, in large part, to the HITECH Act, which led to many new regulations as well as a public list of major health information breaches.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a healthcare privacy case involving whether Vermont can ban the use of certain prescriber-identifiable data in the marketing of pharmaceuticals.
When it comes to sizing up the privacy agenda for 2011, the tone at the top of organizations is all about improving data security, says privacy expert and lawyer Lisa Sotto.
A recently released presidential council report, while raising important issues, oversimplifies the challenges involved in securely exchanging health information, says Joyce Sensmeier, vice president for informatics at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
The Healthcare Information Trust Alliance has unveiled an updated version of its Common Security Framework reflecting the latest regulations and security practices.
This week's top news and views: Conscripting cybersecurity experts to protect IT, State battles data leakage and President Obama signs bill to reorganize the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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