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Report: Securing protected health information 'not always a top priority'
A comprehensive new report released this week, outlines the fragile state of patient information security, offering up a five-step methodology to help healthcare CIOs and CEOs determine the right
Report: Data breaches from unencrypted devices up 525% in 2011
Healthcare organizations need to "serve as their own watchdog" to increase security and decrease data breaches, a new report from IT security audit firm Redspin concludes. The increase in "bring your
HHS: 'Major' health data breaches now up to 385
The number of "major" healthcare information breaches--those impacting 500 or more individuals--has hit 385 since 2009, according to the Department of Health & Human Services' Office for Civil
Report: Healthcare accounts for 3 of the 6 worst data breaches in 2011
Data security breaches occur in every industry, but those in healthcare were particularly significant in 2011. Three of the six worst security breaches in the U.S. were in healthcare this year,
Sutter Health stolen computer risks data for 4.2M patients
The personal data of 4.24 million Sutter Health patients has been jeopardized after a desktop computer was stolen last month, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. Sutter Health immediately
Sutter Health subsidizing EHRs for independent docs
Independent Northern California physicians who want to make the move into electronic health records (EHRs) may be able to get an assist from Sutter Health, a 24-hospital network, which pledged $50
Sutter app gives patients access to records on the go
Seventy-five thousand patients in Sonoma County, Calif., now can take their medical records with them wherever they go, thanks to Epic's new MyChart app created for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Sutter hospital upgrades RFID infant tracker
Medical equipment gets lost within cavernous hospital buildings and, occasionally, so do patients, especially the smallest ones. A California hospital is beefing up security for infant patients by
Six radiologists sue Sutter Health over hospital privileges
Six physicians associated with Radiological Associates of Sacramento Medical Group, Inc., have filed two lawsuits against Sutter Health, a 26-hospital system in Northern California, for banning them
Sutter accelerates $400 million EMR installation
Sutter Health is accelerating its $400 million project to install an inpatient Epic Systems EMR in all 26 of its hospitals in Northern California, nearly two-and-a-half years after slowing down the
