Category Archives: health care data

Hospital Association Hones in on Data Security. 5 Highlights.

  • California Hospital Association warns its members that health care is behind on data security
  • HIPPA compliance isn’t enough.
  • Hospitals also have to protect data in electronic medical equipment
  • Regulatory Fines are increasing exponentialluy every year. 
  • A Cybersecurity firm recommends these 3 corrective measures:
    • “1) adopt two factor authentication for access to databases containing sensitive patient information;
    • 2) use behavioral analytics to identify suspicious behavior and encrypt…

Regulatory Trend: Agency Gives 3rd Party Contractor Data. Oops. 3rd Party Health Contractors Beware. 3rd parties Pay Costs of Data Exposure.

The Illinois Department of Insurance accidentally led to the posting of Social Secrity Numbers of health records online. 

How did a 3rd party get caught in a date release of health records? The agency sent records, including social security numbers, to Blue Cross Blue Shield which Blue Cross Blue Shield posted online. 

What happened to the 3rd party? The Department of Insurance took immediate corrective measures against Blue Cross Blue Shield

What is the 3rd party’s…

Data Security Bills Expedited Due to Terrorism

A push in the UK is campaigning to move forward with expedited data security legislation to secure networks in light of the November 13, 2015 terrorism in Paris. 

Why is this relevant?

  • Because legislation passed under the threat of security issues can bring in corporate client data security mandates
  • And, can include mandates for the world’s most valuable data security records– health care records.

Press Association | Lord Carlile wants communications data legislation ‘expedited’

Report: Health Care Woefully Unprepared for Data Breach. 3 Recommendations. 3 Conclusions.

A cybersecurity report from Forrester is not good for health care. The report concludes:

  • health care is ” woefully behind” in preparedness
  • HIPPA compliance is not enough. HIPPA doesn’t keep up with wearable technology like GPS astham inhalers or wearable tattoos that transmit health care data.
  • HHS is imposing sanctions on unprepared health care companies that suffer data breaches.

3 Recommendations:

 1) adopt two factor authentication for access to databases containing sensitive…

5 Ways Federal CyberSecurity Bill will Impact Health Care

  • It will “create a framework that would allow different healthcare entities to exchange information regarding cybersecurity”
  • Allow for the exchange of  various potential threats
  • Allow health care entities to share best practice security measures
  • Cybersecurity bill would make the health care cybersecurity netowrk available to both private and federal healthcare entities
  • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society supports the bill

Health IT Security | Senate Pursues…

3 Federal Regulatory Data Security Acts Point to State Legislation on the Horizon

What have the feds done for us lately to protect our data security?

1.     Weeks ago the FDA stopped the use of a pump for infusion therapy because it could be hacked

2.     July’s recall of 1.4 million Chryslers, Dodges & Jeeps because of hacking the auto software

3.     The SEC following through on enforcement for insider trading due to a computer hack

Let’s not forget it has also been the year of:

  • student data breaches
  • insurance companies data breaches
  • a fear of data security…

Health Care Data Breaches top 100 Million in 2015 + 3 more health care data breach stats

  1. A study funded by data security firm, ID Experts, found since 2010, health care data breaches up 125%
  2. In 2015,  100 million health care files stolen (Think: Anthem, Premera, Carefirst breaches)
  3. In 2014, the medical/healthcare sector accounted for the highest percentage of breaches at 42.5% according to the data security firm, IDT911
  4. This year’s largest health care data breach so far is the Premera medical data compromise, which may have exposed 11 million medical records

ABC…

7 Cyber Security Polls

  • 64% of registered U.S. voters believe it is likely that a 2016 presidential campaign will be hacked
  • Who is most qualified to protect the US against a cyber attack?
    • 42%  of registered voters surveyed think Hillary Clinton
    • Donald Trump 24%
    • Scott Walker 18%
    • Jeb Bush 15%
  • Which party is better at protecting personal information? 38% say Democrats. 36% say Republicans. But, Millinials give Deomcrats 56%.
  • 56% of of registered voters would allow government searching their personal…

3 Recommendations for Health Care Data Security Legislation

The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently told Congress that coordination of care is key to fight cancer.

To support the coordination of care, they recommend the following when considering health care data security legislation:

  • Congress should pass legislation to remove barriers to interoperability, especially information blocking.
  • Policymakers should ensure that cancer patients, oncologists and other oncology providers do not bear the costs of achieving interoperable electronic…