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New Report on Data Recovery Operations
January 24, 2012
As the use of third-party data recovery service providers continues to increase, so does the potential for a data breach to occur during the data recovery process. Permalink

Second Annual Patient Privacy Study Released
December 1, 2011
Widespread use of mobile devices is putting patient data at risk, according to the latest Ponemon Institute research on healthcare providers' patient privacy practices. Permalink

Best Practices in Data Protection Study Released
November 4, 2011
Sponsored by McAfee, the Best Practices in Data Protection survey is our latest effort to find out what separates the best organizations from the rest. Permalink

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Ponemon Institute/Crowe Horwath HIPAA HITECH Compliance Webinar

April 23, 2010

Curious about what American citizens think about the privacy of their sensitive medical information and how public opionion affects HIPAA HITECH compliance? The Ponemon Institute and Corwe Horwath will present a webinar on May 20th on the issue. Among the points of discussion: • How are key stakeholders responding to increased PHI privacy regulations? • How frequently are healthcare organizations testing and updating their HIPAA/HITECH compliance programs? • How prevalent are deficiencies in HIPAA/HITECH compliance ...more

Posted by Susan Jayson at 11:16 pm
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Poor Privacy Practice is Ailing Healthcare Industry

November 9, 2010

It has been more than six years since the ChoicePoint data breach thrust the issue of privacy protection into the headlines. Since then hundreds of information security failures have been disclosed and the tools and techniques used to keep sensitive information safe have advanced at a healthy pace. Recent incidents in the healthcare industry, however, strongly suggest that best practices have not been universally adopted. Looking deeper into this issue with our recent Benchmark Study on Patient ...more

Posted by Dr. Larry Ponemon at 6:05 am
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Compliance Like a Club

January 31, 2011

Have you ever noticed how some organizations wield compliance like a club when marketing their products or services? They remind you of the latest in information security regulations, such as the HITECH Act or Mass 201 CMR 17, and then menacingly predict doom for those who transgress. If you fail to comply, their messages warn like a cross schoolmarm, the boogey man will flash his regulator badge and lower the boom (unless, of course, you buy the ...more

Posted by Dr. Larry Ponemon at 10:14 am
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