Healthcare

In the past few years, we have seen hospital data breaches on the rise due, in part, to the inability of healthcare organizations to keep up with the increased demand for electronic health information, mobile technology and expanded collaboration with partners. With the integration of BYOD programs into healthcare accelerating and the further expansion of collaborative electronic health record sharing, these security concerns have become more pressing. While some healthcare...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced that the hospitals and physicians must comply with the HIPAA omnibus final rule by September 23, 2013. The final rule implements a number of provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

Healthcare organizations are responsible for a multifaceted level of care; not only do these companies take care of their patients, but they also must take care – and protect – their protected health information (PHI). There are several laws, including HIPAA, that require the protection of PHI, and many healthcare organizations are taking data security seriously. CareSource faced the challenge of a growing inventory of laptops containing PHI using Absolute Data &...

In our Healthcare Makes Headway with BYOD survey last month, we revealed that healthcare organizations are increasingly integrating BYOD programs with 56% of hospital and health systems believing that personal mobile devices increase productivity. According to a similar study released by Spyglass Consulting, 69% of hospitals indicate that nursing staff are using personal smartphones for work, noting that BYOD support extends beyond hospital administrators and doctors to other vital...

Absolute Software recently surveyed 200 healthcare professionals to learn weather, and how, they’re incorporating the use of personal mobile devices within their organizations. Our survey reveals that BYOD of smartphones and tablets are increasingly common in healthcare, with efficiency and productivity the primary motivators. When looking at the data from hospital and health systems (which compromised 36% of those surveyed), we found some interesting insights: 61% say that employee...