Tag Archives: HIPAA

Social Media in Healthcare: Getting Past the Security and Privacy Hurdles (Part 2)

by Doug Dormer, Member, HIMSS Social Media Work Group and HL7 PHR Work Group, CEO, White Pine System, LLC In our previous post we described the emerging gap between consumer expectations for social media participation in healthcare and the slow rate … Continue reading

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PSST! . . . Thoughts from a Social Media Luddite

Here is latest monthly blog from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic – social media in healthcare, by HIMSS P&S Committee member David Finn, CISA, Health IT Officer at Symantec I have … Continue reading

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Social Media in Healthcare: Getting Past the Security and Privacy Hurdles (Part 1)

by Doug Dormer, Member, HIMSS Social Media Work Group and HL7 PHR Work Group, CEO, White Pine System, LLC This is the first in a two part discussion of security and privacy considerations for social media in healthcare. Recently, the Department … Continue reading

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HIMSS13 Blog Carnival: Clinical and Business Intelligence and Mobile Health

5. The Brain Child of Health IT: Clinical and Business Intelligence This post is one part of our Blog Carnival recap. To read the rest of the posts as they are published all week, click here. If Clinical and Business … Continue reading

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PSST! – On “Addressing” Encryption

 Here is latest installment from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about the column and this month’s topic – Addressing the Encryption Requirement.  Lisa Gallagher, Senior Director, Privacy & Security, HIMSS. Recent analysis of the … Continue reading

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PSST! Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule Impact to Privacy and Security

Here is latest monthly blog from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…entitled PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic – Meaningful Use Stage 2 – Final Rule Impact to Privacy and Security, by HIMSS P&S Committee member Kristopher … Continue reading

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PSST! – HITECH and PPACA . . . Not Just for Healthcare – Anymore

Here is the latest monthly blog from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee…called PSST!.  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic – Medical Banking and HIPAA, by HIMSS P&S Committee member David S. Finn, CISA, CISM, CRISC, Health … Continue reading

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PSST! – HIPAA Compliance – Cloudy Skies?

Here is the latest installment from the HIMSS Privacy and Security Committee. It’s called PSST!  Keep reading to learn more about this month’s topic – Cloud Computing and HIPAA Compliance.  Lisa A. Gallagher, senior director, privacy and security, HIMSS. Wow!  Talk about … Continue reading

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HIPAA/HITECH and Banks

Today’s healthcare providers must continue to diligently require business associate contracts from the banking/financial institution partners when there is access, use or disclosure of personal health information (PHI). This can happen in the cash management/lockbox setting, EDI department and other … Continue reading

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Carving Out A Viable Health-Wealth Portal Vision

In 2012, a panel of six editors at American Banker magazine scoped the marketplace to find credible ideas that banks could engage. The panel selected 12 ideas to create a top 12 findings report. The first idea on the list – the … Continue reading

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