Lose a laptop with 441 patients’ records, pay $50,000 and pray for donations
The latest HIPAA breach story out of northern Idaho breaks my heart. It also chills me to the bone. First off, here’s the news: It’s official: HHS announces first breach settlement on report affecting...
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Here are my selected links, with commentary, from the Health IT, community health center (CHC), nonprofit, and general IT sectors today. Please pass me any recommendations you’ve got in the comments or...
View ArticleDesperately seeking a HIPAA-compliant Ford Mustang
After the harrowing account of a hospice in northern Idaho being slapped with a $50,000 fine for 411 breached patient records, it’s good to see that even the big players — the biggest in the industry...
View ArticlePatch your Adobe plugins when you get a minute
Recent editions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash have prompted users to install an auto-update feature along with the core application code. Hopefully you’ve got that turned on, because it will pick up...
View ArticleIgnore the Windows XP anti-malware extension and dump XP immediately
Microsoft announced today they will continue to provide anti-malware software updates past the April 2014 end of support for Windows XP. For those that felt pressured to migrate to Windows 7 or 8...
View ArticleIT security staffing shortage? Nonsense.
From Codas to Coding Many years ago I was a kid living in the Raleigh area and I met a music teacher who was leaving her job to go work for IBM as a programmer. I asked whether she had any programming...
View ArticleHealth IT Links: 2012-01-03
Here are my selected links, with commentary, from the Health IT, community health center (CHC), nonprofit, and general IT sectors today. Please pass me any recommendations you’ve got in the comments or...
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