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HIPAA and other healthcare compliance requirements
- April 30, 2009
30 Apr'09
Cloud computing providers debate compliance, security and transparency
Enterprises seeking to enter the cloud and remain both secure and compliant within regulatory guidelines were the subject of a panel at the RSA Conference.
- April 23, 2009
23 Apr'09
Kill-switch bill would add certification, licensing burdens
The Senate's Internet "kill switch" bill calls for new federal security standards, certification and licensing mandates that would be overkill and hard to implement, experts say.
- March 31, 2009
31 Mar'09
Panels describe risks of noncompliance with Mass. data protection law
Two panels shed light on the compliance requirements, impact and potential liability of 201 CMR 17.00, the tough, comprehensive new Massachusetts data protection law.
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- March 16, 2009
16 Mar'09
Recovery Act puts teeth in HIPAA regulations
HIPAA guidelines have lacked real enforcement power, but President Obama's Recovery Act beefs up HIPAA regulations with new data breach disclosure laws and stiffer fines.
- February 05, 2009
05 Feb'09
Economic downturn won't kill regulatory compliance projects
Regulatory compliance will remain a significant area of IT spending in 2009, despite widespread budget cutting, according to a new survey of senior IT managers. High on the compliance shopping list: backup, archive and network upgrades.
- November 17, 2008
17 Nov'08
Hacked dental school server compromises 300,000
A hacker used a vulnerability scanning tool to compromise a server at the University of Florida's College of Dentistry, compromising the sensitive information of patients.
- October 08, 2008
08 Oct'08
Electronic health record adoption an issue for health care CIOs
Adoption of the electronic health record and related technology tools for physicians could revolutionize health care. But first, health care CIOs need to overcome cultural obstacles.
- October 03, 2008
03 Oct'08
Consensus Controls project aims to set benchmarks for compliance
The Consensus Controls project aims to provide organizations with a peer review system for IT controls.
- July 21, 2008
21 Jul'08
Organization develops health care security framework
A new framework aims to help health care organizations deal with multiple requirements and provide specifics lacking in HIPAA.
- June 03, 2008
03 Jun'08
Walter Reed admits breach of patient information
An employee could have downloaded peer-to-peer (P2P) network software onto a hospital computer putting the data at risk.
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- February 05, 2008
05 Feb'08
Health care new vertical sweet spot for security vendors
Health care has been long neglected by security vendors who are just beginning to establish channels into this arena. Upshot: Vendors are realigning products to meet your needs.
- March 01, 2007
01 Mar'07
Medical device makers tackle FDA rules with PLM
Medical device makers want to improve products' time to market while also complying with FDA rules. Product lifecycle management is helping to balance these sometimes conflicting goals.