Security and Privacy Considerations in "Meaningful Use"

KPMG will begin HIPAA privacy audits for HHS, ending years of unenforced compliance. The author draws parallels to PCI's rollout and urges healthcare providers to fund privacy and security work.

I recently had the opportunity to review an article by Michael Koploy of Software Advice titled "HHS Data Tells the True Story of HIPAA Violations in the Cloud".

Many IT folks know that regardless of their respective fields the "unofficial" eighth and ninth layers of the OSI model are budget and politics.

With ambiguity over the definition of ‘creditor’ as it relates to the healthcare environment the American Medical Association (AMA) along with others cried “foul” and threw their challenge flag regarding the FTC’s Red Flag Rule.

At a recent networking event I heard a manager express frustration over managing an employee who got caught up in her own fairy tales that resulted in a very embarrassing termination.

One of the most promising technologies for automatically enforcing compliance with sensitive data handling practices is Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology and it is quickly gaining popularity and adoption across many industries.