Will Digital Fingerprint Technology Prevent Data Thieves?
In 2015, the healthcare industry was one of the top three industries hit hardest by serious data breaches and major attacks—along with government and manufacturers. Packed with a wealth of exploitable information such as credit card data, email addresses, Social Security numbers, employment information and medical history records, much of this information will remain valid for years—if not, decades—and fetch a high price on the black market.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Health Apps
Fitbits and FuelBands and Jawbones—oh my! Although the wearable fitness tracker sensation is a relatively new development—devices similar to today's trackers only hit the consumer market in the 2000s—they've become regular sights, nearly as common as smartphones themselves. However, is this wearable technology really as beneficial as it seems?
Cloud Sharing and Security Compliance
One in three Americans has now been a victim of a healthcare data breach as cyber-attacks of medical data continue to escalate across the country......
Closing the Door on Cyber Criminals
Increasingly, attacks such as ransomware, malware and denial-of-service are the most common cyber threats facing healthcare organizations, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute......
AHIMA Joins Groups Applauding House Report Language and Urging Lawmakers to Advance Patient ID Solutions
Efforts to lift the federal ban against allowing Congress to discuss patient identity solutions are picking up momentum.......
How Information Governance Ensures Information Security
While the industry increasingly adopts digital information technology, challenges persist with the proper capture, storage, and protection of information.
Need to Remove Your Facility from Pokémon Go? Follow these Steps
ONC and OCR Update HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool
The tool's new features make it even more useful in assisting small and medium-sized health care practices and business associates in complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule.
Patient Portals are Key to Patient Care in a Value-Based Environment
A Healthcare IT News article last week discussed the ways in which patient portals can help increase revenue and decrease costs.
The Joint Commission Green-Lights Texting
mHealth Intelligence reports that, effective immediately, the Joint Commission has ended its ban on doctors and nurses text messaging orders, "as long as a secure text messaging platform is used and the required components of an order are included."
Strict Privacy Protection Lets Transplant Patients Say Thanks
STAT News writes about a system of maintaining anonymity that allows stem cell and bone marrow recipients to thank their donors.
AHIMA Education Director Talks Mobile Records Jobs with USA Today
In a Media Planet healthcare insert included in yesterday's USA Today, AHIMA's senior director of academic affairs Desla Mancilla, DHA, RHIA, discusses new opportunities for HIM professionals presented by patient access to portable electronic health records.
HIMSS 2016 Cybersecurity Survey Finds Providers Are Enhancing Cybersecurity Programs but Improvements Needed
Survey of health IT industry lists lack of appropriate cybersecurity personnel and financial resources as barriers to elevating cybersecurity efforts
The promise of interoperability
The author explores what is needed for hospital systems to realize a patient's perfect healthcare journey…with interoperability
Impact of Video on Telehealth Expansion
Healthcare technology, like all technology, has evolved and expanded rapidly in recent years. Electronic health records, for example, were implemented in only 9% of hospitals in 2008; while in 2015, EHRs were in 96% of hospitals. Telehealth, namely web and video technology, has also expanded. In 2015, nearly 70% of hospitals and physician practices had used two-way video or web camera technology for patient-care related activities, up from 58% in 2014, according to survey results from HIMSS Analytics.
