Social networking and its related communication vehicles pose significant privacy and security challenges for healthcare organizations, says Chris Apgar, CISSP.
A long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) required by HITECH for accounting of disclosures includes some anticipated changes and some surprises.
Just three weeks before a devastating tornado roared through Joplin, MO, St. John's Regional Medical Center transitioned to an electronic health record (EHR) system that it credits with aiding its disaster recovery.
If patients had concerns about the ability of healthcare organizations to protect their ePHI, two government reports released in May did nothing to alleviate their fears.
