What Are You Doing To Keep Patient Data Safe

HealthLeaders Media

Aug 19, 2008

When a hospital's patient data is compromised, the results are often costly and always embarrassing for those charged with protecting that information from prying eyes.

HITRUST Confirms Release Date for First-Ever Common Security Framework for Electronic Health Information

Jul 1, 2008

Dallas – July 1, 2008 – The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) today announced that it is on target to deliver the first-ever Common Security Framework (CSF) by January 2009, thanks to the efforts of the leading health care organizations, professional services firms, information security specialists, liability insurers and other organizations that have joined together to actively participate in the HITRUST CSF program.

Health Information Technology Executives Overwhelmingly Believe the Industry Needs to Work Together on Information Security

Mar 3, 2008

DALLAS—March 3, 2008—A new survey shows that 96 percent of health information technology (HIT) executives think it is important to have a uniform way for verifying the security of sensitive healthcare information, and 85 percent think it is time for the industry to come together and develop a comprehensive framework that can provide that uniformity.

The industry responds on security

Modern Healthcare

Feb 13, 2008

Coalition of companies is working on new protections for patient data.

Industry leaders seek Health Info Security Framework

SC Magazine

Dec 26, 2007

An initiative including health industry leaders and several IT security companies will try to set the bar for security practices applied to electronic-protected health information (EPHI) in an effort to level the playing field between companies sharing sensitive data.

Medical Companies Form Group To Protect Electronic Health Records

The Wall Street Journal Online

Dec 5, 2007

A consortium of nine companies in the health-care industry are banding together to create a set of security practices to better protect the information in electronic medical records.

Healthcare Industry and Business Leaders Announce Initiative to Develop a Common Health Information Security Framework

Initiative Seeks to Build Greater Trust in the Electronic Flow of Information Through the Healthcare System

Dec 5, 2007

DALLAS— In an effort to improve the security of sensitive health information, major organizations from across the healthcare and employer spectrum have united to participate in the development of the first ever common security framework for the protection of health information.