DC Studio // Shutterstock Why the health care industry is one of the biggest cybercrime targets A wealth of information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, and health insurance ...

The data breach stems from an incident in late May prompting St. Mary’s Health System to take its computer data system ...

How do you know if your data has been breached? Federal law requires health care organizations to report to Health and Human Services any security breaches that expose patient information. Search ...

Of the more than 51,000 complaints the agency fielded in 2022, two-thirds involved violations of health information privacy and security laws. ...

In addition to security breaches, you must notify consumers if, for example, you inadvertently shared their health information beyond their consent. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ...

When a laptop computer was stolen from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in June, the health information for 21,000 patients was stolen along with it. Experts say patient privacy breaches have ...

ONC's Karen DeSalvo, M.D. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued a new report to Congress outlining how the secure exchange of health information is sometimes intentionally ...

Maintaining patient health information security and privacy is a leading concern for hospital systems and provider groups, especially since the updated HIPAA Omnibus rule, which went into effect ...

Does one health information exchange data architecture model provide better security than others? That all depends on who you ask. See Also: Using the Netskope HIPAA Mapping Guide Supporters of the ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on January 6, 2025 issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking feedback on proposed updates to the Security Standards for the ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is amplifying its Health Information Technology (Health IT) program, aiming to expedite disability determinations and save taxpayer money. This initiative ...