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Iowa firm alerts former patients about security lapse
By Associated Press | August 12, 2013
A Davenport, Iowa, company has alerted nearly 1,200 former hospital patients about a website data security lapse that exposed their names and birth dates to identity theft.
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Iris scan connects patients to medical records
By Charlotte (N.C.) Observer | August 12, 2013
When patients arrive for an appointment at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C., a staff member snaps a quick photo. But this isn't like photo for a driver's license or passport. The focus is on the eyes. Like something out of a science fiction movie, the new system at...
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Survey reveals short supply of cybersecurity professionals
By Joseph Conn | August 09, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A shortage of information technology workers is a big concern in the healthcare industry. So it's no surprise that the professionals trained and capable of providing security for that digital information are also in short supply.
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Eye-care provider has security breach
By Modesto (Calif.) Bee | August 08, 2013
Sacramento, Calif.-based Retinal Consultants Medical Group, which oversees eye-care and surgery facilities throughout Northern California, said some personal patient information may have been jeopardized as a result of the recent disappearance of a laptop computer.
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Going sky high | Healthcare accelerates move into cloud-based services
By Joseph Conn | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The healthcare industry is gradually overcoming its fears and is—finally—about to get high on the cloud.
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OHSU reports data breach of records for 3,000 patients
By Joseph Conn | July 29, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Oregon Health & Science University is notifying more than 3,000 of its patients of a breach of their personally identifiable information after their data were placed by OHSU resident physicians on a pair of Google's cloud-based information-sharing services.
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Hacker who revealed device vulnerabilities dies
By BBC News | July 29, 2013
An elite hacker who was due to demonstrate how heart implants could be hacked has died unexpectedly in San Francisco. Barnaby Jack died on Thursday, the city's medical examiner's office told Reuters, but did not give more details. He had been due to give a presentation into medical device...
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HHS inspector general's funding cuts will hurt fraud probes
By Joe Carlson | July 26, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Funding cuts are blocking investigations into Medicare and Medicaid fraud and the data security of the new health-insurance exchanges, among other items at HHS' top watchdog agency.
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Vital Signs
App developer Lie Njie discusses research on data practices of mobile health apps
By Joseph Conn | July 22, 2013
Craig Michael Lie Njie spent a chunk of his life developing an online privacy shield, but when he tried to get his own mother to use it, she wouldn't click on the button. Why?
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Privacy concerns loom with rollout of federal database hub
By Wichita (Kan.) Eagle | July 22, 2013
The biggest overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in 50 years has spawned one of the most complex computer projects in the government's history. Dubbed “the hub,” the $267 million computer system built by a unit of UnitedHealth Group is one of the most important determiners of whether...
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