Healthcare Information Security Podcast

The Internet is inherently insecure, and the only way to ensure today's evolving information systems is to build them upon three pillars of trust.

Today's technology is not adequately used, says attorney Lucy Thomson.

Patrick discusses how to consolidate network traffic monitoring into a single appliance and management console, along with web application security and PCI compliance.

This week's top news and views: Overlooked Breach Prevention Steps; HIPAA Enforcement Picks Up; EHRs and Cloud Computing.

Physicians implementing electronic health records should consider cloud computing as a way to improve security, says healthcare IT consultant Patricia Dodgen.

Enforcing standards for privacy and security is a major part of a new health information exchange accreditation program, says Lee Barrett, executive director of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission.

Terrell Herzig, information security officer at UAB Medicine, pinpoints frequently overlooked breach prevention steps.

An audio review of some of the most compelling content posted on HealthcareInfoSecurity.com in February.

Doug Fridsma, M.D., of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, compares and contrasts the security approaches of two national health information exchange projects.

Functionality hasn't changed much in two decades, but capabilities have expanded immensely.

Lee Aase of Mayo Clinic describes the organization's social media guidelines and offers insights on protecting privacy and security.

Deven McGraw, co-chair of the Privacy and Security Tiger Team that's advising federal regulators, offers insights on how the team's recommendations might be implemented and what topics it will tackle next.

This week's top news and views: New York Breach Affects 1.7 Million; Privacy Protections for Backup Files; Shifting to Hardware-Based Encryption.

The 451 Group's Joshua Corman says merely complying with stagnant standards won't ensure security.

Hussein Syed, director of IT security at Saint Barnabas Healthcare System, explains why the organization shifted from software-based to hardware-based encryption.

Security expert Raj Chaudhary offers five tips for keeping health information private.

This week's top news and views: Assessing the Privacy and Security Tasks for Blumenthal's Successor at ONC; Sizing Up Consumers' Security Concerns.

A new consumer survey shows that Americans are more concerned about the security of their financial information and personal identifiers than they are about the security of their medical records.

Javelin's Van Dyke says the cost of managing ID fraud is growing exponentially.

The Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency co-chair praises the president's commitment, but says much more work needs to be done to develop a strategy to combat cyber threats.