Mobile devices another PHI challenge

March 1, 2012
Briefings on HIPAA

They are becoming as common in healthcare as a stethoscope draped around a physician's neck. Check the pocket of a doctor's white coat, and you're likely to find a mobile device, whether it be a tablet computer or a smartphone.

Steps to help your organization respond to a breach

March 1, 2012
Briefings on HIPAA

Breaches happen. How your organization responds when they happen can make all the difference.

Rapidly changing world brings new HIPAA compliance challenges

March 1, 2012
Briefings on HIPAA

Technology is changing rapidly, and it's creating big challenges for healthcare organizations when it comes to protecting PHI. Privacy and security officers should keep an eye on these changes-from more mobile devices to social media to cloud computing-over the next several months, according to a group of ­industry prognosticators.