Healthcare: Prevent insider threats

Healthcare is the only industry where insider threats pose the greatest threat to sensitive data, with 58 percent of security incidents coming from people working within the organization itself. Here’s a look at five ways to prevent such breaches. #1 Educate – The workforce (meaning all healthcare employees) must be educated on allowable uses and […]

Healthcare On The Network

Streaming and integrated AV aid critical care at LVHN.

The Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has been part of an ongoing trend in the healthcare industry, acquiring neighboring hospitals and physicians groups as it pursues scale to manage the relentless increases in healthcare costs.

HIPAA Requires Careful Social Media Posting

Healthcare providers that use Social Media can interact with their patients, advertise new services, and quickly communicate urgent announcements or messages. There’s immense potential for it to improve care, but also to expose patient-specific information. On April 14, 2003, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” (HIPAA) became law with the goal of protecting the […]