August 6, 2010 11:21 PM

Earlier this week, Democratic Senator Chris Dodd announced that the state of Connecticut will receive nearly $700,000 in federal funding to help hospitals and other medical facilities implement electronic health records (EHR) systems, according to The Hartford Courant.

August 6, 2010 08:45 PM

Less than a month after Rite Aid agreed to pay a $1 million fine to settle widespread HIPAA violations, the Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that another major pharmacy chain is under investigation for similar breaches of patient privacy.

August 6, 2010 08:43 PM

The U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering a piece of legislation that would allow multi-campus hospitals with the same Medicare provider number to receive more substantial federal incentive payments if they implement electronic medical records that demonstrate "meaningful use."

August 6, 2010 08:40 PM

After the Obama administration announced that it would establish lucrative incentive programs to encourage hospitals to implement electronic medical records systems, many innovative companies began working to create software solutions designed to improve the technology by making it more efficient and user-friendly.

August 6, 2010 08:40 PM

After the Obama administration announced that it would establish lucrative incentive programs to encourage hospitals to implement electronic medical records systems, many innovative companies began working to create software solutions designed to improve the technology by making it more efficient and user-friendly.

August 5, 2010 09:51 PM

Earlier this year, Verizon partnered with the U.S. Secret Service to conduct a study that examined the causes of data breaches that involved electronic records.

August 5, 2010 09:48 PM

In order to properly secure the financial information of Americans, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council requires all organizations and businesses that store or transmit credit card data to become PCI compliant.

August 5, 2010 09:46 PM

Although electronic health records (EHR) have existed for some time, a small percentage of hospitals and primary care physicians have been reluctant to discard their paper files and implement new technologies.

August 4, 2010 10:59 PM

A human resources consulting company recently informed the Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center that it misplaced a backup computer tape containing the personal health information of approximately 1,000 former and current hospital employees.

August 4, 2010 10:57 PM

The Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) posted a statement on its website last week indicating that it has withdrawn the final breach notification rule that it originally submitted for approval to the White House's Office of Management and Budget.