Adopting the proper countermeasures to protect and maintain trust in health care data will require additional collaboration ...

When considering risk in the healthcare environment – risk involving patient privacy and protected health information – profiling is critical and represents a key component of a layered analytics ...

HIPAA requires a patient's consent before his medical information can be released. There's good reason for health-care providers to comply: Consumers who believe their privacy has been breached can ...

Handling sensitive patient data is a critical responsibility for organizations involved in clinical trials. To meet regulatory requirements, many rely on SDTM mapping—a process that converts raw ...

A scene once common in hospital wards is about to disappear: nurses chatting audibly about the status of their patients while they change shifts. Monday, when a sweeping new law protecting patient ...

Nurse leaders must do their best to help maintain patient privacy and be prepared to pivot as regulatory requirements change. As nurse leaders, it's important to guide the workforce to do their best ...

Despite over 2.5 million job-related injuries and illnesses annually and the proliferation of patient medical information as ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Proposition 46 calls for drug testing doctors and raising the cap on medical malpractice judgments. But another facet of the measure regarding patient privacy is stirring up ...

Mobile devices are everywhere, and most healthcare organizations are following the trend and adopting mobile devices at the point of care. In particular, clinicians at hospitals and healthcare ...

The conversation highlights the importance of clear communication, robust HIPAA policies and thorough documentation in addressing and preventing privacy issues. Ms. Hartsfield and Mr. Williams ...

Federal and state laws impose duties on California's health professionals to protect and advocate for patients regardless of ...