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ONC privacy-security 'tiger team' ponders whether HIEs should view records
With so much uncertainty about privacy and security of electronic exchange of patient records, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently formed a "tiger team"... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Harris/Xerox survey finds consumers support EMRs, fear data theft
Patients seem ready to accept EMRs even if their physicians and other health providers aren't, according to a new Harris Interactive survey conducted on behalf of Xerox. Nearly half of the 2,180 U.S.... Read more...
Federal workgroup wants encryption even for direct HIE
The privacy and security workgroup of the federal Health IT Policy Committee is recommending that providers encrypt any personally identifiable patient information whenever they share data with... Read more...
EHR implementations open 'cans of compliance worms'
In case hospitals didn't have enough to do while implementing EHRs in time to earn federal stimulus money, EHRs can open up "brand-new cans of compliance worms," reports AIS' Health Business Daily.... Read more...
Survey: Half of IT professionals say health data is less secure than a year ago
Nearly half of IT security professionals responding to a recent survey believe that their personal health information is less secure than it was a year ago, according to security and compliance... Read more...
DEA releases long-awaited rule on e-prescribing of controlled substances
After years of promises and delays both bureaucratic and political, electronic prescribing of controlled substances is almost a reality. The Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday moved a step closer... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: ONC to study consumer attitudes toward HIE
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will survey 25,000 people in an attempt to understand public perception of health information exchange, as well as privacy and... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Two-factor authentication
Perhaps the biggest unanswered question of the national push toward EMRs is whether systems will adequately protect the privacy of patient information. The latest to doubt the security of EMRs is... Read more...
Survey: Business associates not prepared for new HIPAA breach notification rules
About one-third of companies considered business associates of healthcare providers under HIPAA were not even aware that they now are equally responsible as providers for protecting electronic... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Public disclosure of health data
In its October issue, Wired magazine listed "forget medical privacy" among its annual list of "Smart Ideas," and quoted Jamie Heywood, founder of data-mining website PatientsLikeMe. Not surprisingly,... Read more...
