Security Fix
December 6th, 2008
Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack
The hijacking of the nation’s largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that experts...
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Blues plan to help overhaul U.S. healthcare with healthcare IT
December 5th, 2008
BCBS proposes to Obama transition team a 5 point plan for employer based health IT system.
BCBS contends that President-elect Obama’s plan to build reform...
Blue Cross Blue Shield accidentally releases medical data of 3,700 members
December 4th, 2008
A printing error on EOBs disclosed private medical information of about 3,700 Delaware Blue Cross Blue Shield members to the incorrect subscribers.
Information on one...
When Complaining About Your Job Becomes a Privacy Violation
December 4th, 2008
A woman in Pennsylvania likely thought she was just complaining about her job in the way that millions of people do every day. But...
Senators consider their options for health IT overhaul
December 4th, 2008
Senators Enzi and Kennedy discuss legislation linking nationwide electronic data base to economic stimulus.
An aide to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ranking member Michael...
5 Bay Area firms named 2009 Technology Pioneers
December 4th, 2008
From Proteus Biomedical….Can’t remember if you took your medicine this morning? Don’t worry, the pill sent a reminder to your cell phone as it...
Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools
December 4th, 2008
Network of Supporters Tapped on Health-Care Issues
Barack Obama’s incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected...
The phone that feels the flu before you do (AP)
December 3rd, 2008
The “Zicam Cold & Flu Companion” warns Google phone users of the number of people who are sneezing and shaking in their zip code.
Matrixx...
HIPAA Privacy Complaints Drop by 35% in November
December 1st, 2008
OCR said it received only 421 complaints in its HIPAA privacy enforcement program in November 2008 for a total of 40,669 complaints since the...
RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora’s Box?
November 25th, 2008
A research article published in the current issue of the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management suggests that Big Brother could be opening a...