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FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Dealing with Medical Identity Theft
Posted on February 4th, 2011 No commentsThe Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information for health care providers and insurers about how to help patients minimize the risk of medical identity theft and deal with the consequences if they become victims of it.
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A.R.M.S. Targets Health Care Facilities
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentsWisconsin company promotes its ability to assist health care providers with information management and EMRs.
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PCI More Of A ‘Check-Box’ Than Security For Most Retailers
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsNearly 80 percent of retailers and organizations that handle credit card transactions have been hit with a data breach, but more than 70 percent still don’t consider security strategic to their operations, according to a new report released today.
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EKU Personal Data Compromised
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsThe personal information of thousands of Eastern Kentucky university students and employees was accidentally leaked on the internet.
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Privacy Alert: New Health Care Data Breach Notification Rules Take Effect September 23
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsIn an effort to better protect the privacy of patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new data breach notification regulations that take effect September 23 requiring health care providers and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when…
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Court allows suit against bank for lax security
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 No commentsThe ruling highlights an issue that security analysts have been talking about for a long time: the need by companies to show due diligence in protecting customer data against malicious and accidental compromise. Security analysts have warned that companies that can’t prove they took adequate measures to protect data could find themselves expos…
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HIPAA Breach Notice Rules to Take Effect
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 No commentsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when their protcted health information (PHI) is breached.
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