Privacy, who is responsible for safegarding confidential health information?

A federal advisory panel will recommend that the Department of Health and Human Services take an incremental approach to implementing a revised HIPAA accounting of disclosures rule.

http://bit.ly/I9Om1a

North Texas Spine Specialist Reports Patient Data Breach.

The North Texas Comprehensive Spine and Pain Center told 3,000 patients last week of a recent data breach in which it lost a computer drive containing patient medical records back in June.

http://smlrgroup.com/north-texas-spine-specialist-reports-patient-data-breach/

Breach Prevention: Key Steps for Risk Minimization

Breaches are expensive, embarrassing and entice additional scrutiny from regulators and consumers alike, and are avoidable risk. By taking some fundamental measures, you can help protect private information and lessen the impact of breaches when they occur.

http://smlrgroup.com/breach-prevention-eight-key-steps-for-risk-minimization/