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Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News It could also help to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and, more broadly, to reduce the risk to the business from liability for the actions of its employees. Every office generates so much email, IM... [22 Oct 2009]
Give your infrastructure a checkup: Four areas of security vital to business health
White Paper Does your IT infrastructure need a physical? System-wide security checkups are essential to strategically assess areas of potential weaknesses, before it can cause problems. This article covers the four areas a checkup of your... [21 Oct 2009]
The Shortcut Guide to Managing Disk Fragmentation - Chapter 2
White Paper It can affect the health of the system. Storing data on a disk has become less expensive and more convenient in modern times. But with that increase in storage capacity and decrease in price comes a problem of management. [16 Oct 2009]
NHS bodies outsource payroll in £12m deals
News A further eight NHS bodies have signed on with NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), an outsourcing joint venture between the Department of Health and Steria. NHS SBS will supply the eight organisations - which include... [13 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo Three years on from the advent of Greenphone and mobile Linux is in rude health, thanks in large part to Google's Android OS. Smartphones have come a long way in the last few years. Not so long ago, a smartphone all too... [12 Oct 2009]
Information Risk Management for Healthcare Organizations: Six Best Practices for Protecting Your Health Information
White Paper Protecting health information from enterprise data loss is both a strategic necessity and regulatory requirement. The risks, including damage to patient and physician confidence and institutional reputation, are far too... [05 Oct 2009]
Keeping the Promise of Privacy: Protecting Sensitive Data in Healthcare Organizations
White Paper The e-Health initiative is well on its way and currently there is a need for better security controls that limit the ability for this data to fall into the wrong hands. Hospitals and healthcare groups need to plan ahead... [05 Oct 2009]
The Tripwire HIPAA Solution: Meeting the Security Standards Set Forth in Section 164
White Paper The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, was enacted to safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) by mandating procedures and controls to assure the public that... [05 Oct 2009]
A Risk Management Perspective: The Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rules for 2008 and 2009
White Paper The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule on August 1, 2007, which revises the acute care hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS). [05 Oct 2009]
Dynamic Data Center Compliance With Tripwire and Microsoft
White Paper In fact, most regulations and security standards just ensure that businesses and other types of organizations are doing what they should be doing anyway - protecting cardholder data from exposure or theft, ensuring the confidentiality of... [05 Oct 2009]
Tripwire and 21 CFR Part 11: Ensuring Integrity and Trustworthiness of Electronic Clinical Data
White Paper These regulations, which apply to all FDA program areas, are intended to permit the widest possible use of electronic technology, compatible with the FDA's responsibility to promote and protect public health. [05 Oct 2009]
Why Good Reporting is Vital to the Health of Your E-Mail System
White Paper In the Quest white paper, "Why Good Reporting is Vital to the Health of Your E-Mail System," learn how a solid e-mail reporting system strengthens your messaging across the enterprise. E-mail is a business-critical... [05 Oct 2009]
Improving Quality, Safety and Efficiency of Healthcare: Security Best Practices for Health Information Exchange
White Paper Health Information Exchange (HIE) is the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region or community. This paper discusses the challenges and regulatory requirements healthcare... [04 Oct 2009]
HIPAA Email Security Management in Email Communications
White Paper Medicare and some other insurance payers also recognize and pay for "Online consultations" where the health provider and patient interact over the web (telemedicine). Performing daily business transactions through... [04 Oct 2009]
The Barletta, Andria, and Trani Public Health Unit Integrates Healthcare Analysis and Improves Service
White Paper The Barletta, Andria, and Trani Public Health Unit wanted to support operative and strategic decision making to improve healthcare services and deliver a single, integrated model for analysis of healthcare information,... [02 Oct 2009]
