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		<title>Security factors of cloud computing EHR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent post over at HealthcareInfoSecurity.com has an interview with Robert Wah, M.D., of Computer Sciences Corp.  Dr. Wah gives some very insightful tips on what a practice should address when looking at a hosted EHR.  Below are some key points of the interview.
Dr Wah recommends that a practice have multiple paths of connectivity to [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/security-factors-of-cloud-computing-ehr/</link>
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		<title>Top ten tips for protecting data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A post over at the Sophos Blog lists the top 10 tips for protecting sensitive data in an organization.  The list is not healthcare specific but it is very useful.  Most of the list is required by HIPAA so you should be thinking about or implementing some of them already.
Ten top tips for protecting sensitive [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/top-ten-tips-for-protecting-data/</link>
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		<title>2009 Annual Study: U.S. Cost of a Data Breach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a very interesting study by The Ponemon Institute, the costs of data breaches were analyzed.  This is the 5th annual study done by the Institute.  The study showed that companies are spending more money to remediate data breaches. The average cost per compromised record per breach rose from $202 to $204.  The big driver of the cost [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/03/medical-practices-deer-in-the-headlights-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Medical Practices: Deer in the headlights'>Medical Practices: Deer in the headlights</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/2009-annual-study-u-s-cost-of-a-data-breach/</link>
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		<title>Six Healthcare Data Breaches That Might Make Security Pros Sick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read an excellent article over at Dark Reading  called:  Six Healthcare Data Breaches That Might Make Security Pros Sick. I have mentioned a couple of these data breaches in previous post.  The overall message of the article is that with a little common sense most of these data breaches can be avoided.
Below is the [...]


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<li><a href='http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/03/letter-from-ama-to-cms-on-meaningful-use/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Letter from AMA to CMS on meaningful use'>Letter from AMA to CMS on meaningful use</a></li>
<li><a href='http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/04/ama-publishes-a-faq-on-encryption/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: AMA publishes a FAQ on encryption'>AMA publishes a FAQ on encryption</a></li>
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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/six-healthcare-data-breaches-that-might-make-security-pros-sick/</link>
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		<title>Dear Research in Motion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Research in Motion,
For 10 years I have been and avid and faithful user of your Blackberry devices.  Every day since I started my own business 10 years ago, I have had a Blackberry literally attached to my hip or next to my bed.  Your devices have helped me run my business, stay in touch with [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/dear-research-in-motion/</link>
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		<title>More healthcare data breaches than financial services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a report published by Identity Theft Resource Center, the number of healthcare data breaches exceeded the number of data breaches by the financial services sector so far in 2010.  According to the report, healthcare had 119 data breaches of 1,636,400 records.  The financial services sector had 39 breaches of 4,451,803 records.  It should be [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/more-healthcare-data-breaches-than-financial-services/</link>
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		<title>ER doctor uses iPhone to save patient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kathy Corby, an emergency room doctor, treated an 8 year old patient using her iPhone and 7 separate apps.  The 8 year old girl was having seizures and was not breathing.  Dr. Corby reached for her iPhone and used the following applications to save the girl:

The child has a rare hereditary disease, and Corby needed to [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/er-doctor-uses-iphone-to-save-patient/</link>
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		<title>Guest post from Brian Lapidus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have used this blog to talk a lot about data security and how to prevent data breaches.  Several times I have referenced studies by Kroll’s Fraud Solutions division.  I was contacted by Brain Lapidus, chief operating officer for Kroll’s Fraud Solutions division, who has offered to share some very insightful information about how healthcare organizations [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/guest-post-from-brian-lapidus/</link>
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		<title>HITECH Breach Reporting Rule Withdrawn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HHS has withdrawn the Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information.  On the HHS website there is a notice that states:
The Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information, issued pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, was published in the Federal [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/08/hitech-breach-reporting-rule-withdrawn/</link>
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		<title>Banking and pizza security mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two unrelated and non-health IT security issues were identified this week.  Citibank admitted that their iPhone banking app stored  personal information including account numbers, bill payment information and  security access codes in a hidden file on users&#8217; iPhones.  In addition Risky.Biz is reporting, the pizza chain Hell Pizza in New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland had their [...]


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		<link>http://blog.entegration.net/index.php/2010/07/banking-and-pizza-security-mistakes/</link>
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