Healthcare information security

Healthcare information security

The healthcare industry has so many data security regulations that it can become overwhelming. These regulations are developed and implemented at the local,

Healthcare information security

The year 2017 was the year that cyberattacks made healthcare sick. In the UK, a catastrophic ransomware attack in the form of WannaCry caused havoc across at

Healthcare information security

HIPAA legislation was established by the US Federal Government in 1996. These are rules and standards designed to protect the security and privacy of patient

Healthcare information security

Previous articles in this series: Pt. 1: Data security standards and opt-out models in health and social care[pkadzone zone="main_top"] Pt. 2: Government Vie

Healthcare information security

Other articles in this series: Pt. 1: Data security standards and opt-out models in health and social care[pkadzone zone="main_top"] Pt. 3: The Impact of new

Healthcare information security

Other articles in this series: Pt. 2: Government Views On Opting Out – Health Data and Security in The UK[pkadzone zone="main_top"] Pt. 3: The Impact of new

Healthcare information security

Data privacy, after years in the desert of “meh,” is becoming headline news. Data breaches, such as the recent one affecting up to 143 million Equifax custom

Healthcare information security

For the first time, 2016 saw the American Medical Association (AMA) placing health data security within their top nine issues affecting physicians (1). This

Healthcare information security

What is the HIPAA security rule? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US law that came into force in 1996 in order to ensure

Healthcare information security

Prior to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted in 1996, the healthcare industry had no generally accepted set of security