Hospitals underrate malicious intent in data breaches

May 26th, 2008
Hospitals generally are well aware of what they have to do under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to ensure the security of...

Nearly half of data breaches not disclosed: report

April 9th, 2008
Only 10% of healthcare leaders in a recent survey indicated their organizations would notify patients in the event of a data breach affecting them,...

Study Finds Gaps Between Doctors’ Standards and Actions

December 4th, 2007
Physicians Think They Should Report Errors and Incompetence — but Say They Often Do Not Physicians are among the most trusted professionals in America, but...

Survey: 1 in 3 IT staffers snoop

May 31st, 2007
When it comes to prying into personal information of fellow company employees, many information-technology professionals could qualify for a black belt in snooping, a...

California HealthCare Foundation: National Consumer Health Privacy Survey 2005

November 1st, 2005
In 1999, the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) released a groundbreaking study of Americans’ attitudes and behaviors concerning health privacy. The study found that nearly...