Healthcare Information Security Podcast

This week's top news and views: Tests of 'NHIN Light' Standards Begin; PHRs and Privacy: Tackling Tough Issues; HITRUST Framework Updated.

Dixie Baker, a well-known healthcare information security expert who's advising federal regulators on policy issues, offers her predictions for the top trends for 2011.

The Healthcare Information Trust Alliance has unveiled an updated version of its Common Security Framework.

No one knows risk better than the internal auditor, and so no individual has a better opportunity to add risk management value to organizations, says Richard Chambers, president of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

"Until they personally suffer pain, they don't think it is something that can happen to them," says Eric Cole, an insider threat expert and SANS Institute faculty fellow.

Will the U.S. be a leader or a follower in cyberspace in the year 2020?

This week's top news and views: Senate Passes Red Flags Exemptions; Health Info Security: Much to be Done; Verizon's Authentication Plans. And don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Howard Anderson, managing editor.

Community hospitals must become more vigilant about information security, especially as they apply for federal electronic health records incentive payments, says Chuck Christian, CIO at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

The recent WikiLeaks release of thousands of sensitive government documents puts security leaders on notice: The breach threat is real, and no organization is immune.

As it expands its presence in healthcare, Verizon has set the ambitious goal of issuing free digital credentials to 2.3 million clinicians, says Steven Archer, who heads the innovation incubator group at Verizon Business.

The complexity of global compliance may be the biggest task IT security organizations face of 2011, IBM's Kristin Lovejoy says.

The information security profession is seeing a transition, as organizations focus more on filling roles related to business and information risk management.

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

SAP's Norman Marks: Governance, risk, compliance can improve business.

This week's top news and views: AvMed Sued Over Laptop Breach; National Claims Database Debated; Uniform Privacy Code Vital for HIEs.

Staff training, aggressive breach prevention efforts and strong sanctions for violating policies are key to creating a corporate culture that values privacy and security, says Alan Dowling, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association.

A national model for state laws on patient privacy issues would play a key role in the success of health information exchanges, says Richard Gibson, M.D., who recently testified before Congress

This week's top news and views: Health Net Fined Again for Breach; Assessing Whether Congress Will Alter HITECH Plans; Palm Scans as a Fraud Preventer.

Using palm scanning technology to identify patients can help improve patient safety and prevent fraud, says Michael Sauk, vice president and CIO at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.

Could schools, businesses and government finally be coming together?