Healthcare businesses around the world have always had a responsibility to protect the privacy of their patients. Today that means securing patient data from prying eyes. Ever since patient health information became digital, many countries have introduced more stringent regulations to protect patient privacy and secure patient data. In the U.S. the Health Insurance Portability […]
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule regulations encourage business associates to healthcare companies to share responsibility for data breaches. These new regulations involve signing “Business Associate Agreements” with providers, yet are likely to strengthen trust in cloud security, and allow more healthcare entities to enjoy the benefits of the cloud while ensuring that patient privacy is maintained. […]
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Effective cloud security allows businesses to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing while ensuring that data is secure. Healthcare organizations have many good reasons to use the cloud. Healthcare typically involves masses of data and large amounts of data analysis. The cloud excels at mass storage and at large scale computation. The fit […]
One of the challenges many healthcare organizations face is sharing health information among practitioners, medical facilities and insurance companies for the benefit of the patient, without violating his right to privacy. The “old school” way, in which each doctor or facility had its own records and records were not shared, was proven to be inefficient […]
All companies handling personal health information (PHI) are required to comply with HIPAA regulations. These laws are important, yet complex. Confusion has ensued in healthcare businesses, who wish to understand what their obligations are. As more companies migrate to cloud computing, many new questions arise. Here, we answer some of the most frequent questions regarding […]
The use of electronic medical records (EMR) has become the norm. Medical records have been catapulted into electronic form and into the cloud by the advent of cloud computing, distributed data, and the Affordable Care Act requirement. The Electronic Medical Identity Theft Threat The Affordable Care Act made it a requirement for medical records […]
