Several data security experts testified before a congressional panel in favor of a House proposal to elevate HHS’s chief information security officer (CISO) to a separate office, while one expressed concerns about making the office a presidential appointment.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint on behalf of breast cancer patients who claim Utah-based Myriad Genetics violated HIPAA law by refusing to turn over the patient’s own genetic data.

Four legislative proposals aimed at improving the exchange of electronic health information have been included in the 2017 budget request by the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

Meaningful Use may not have launched the hacker express into healthcare, but it surely seems to have greased the rails. 

The percentage of healthcare data breaches due to criminals has risen from 20 to 50 percent since 2010, according to a study by Ponemon Institute.

The global healthcare IT market is estimated to reach $228.79 billion by 2020, growing at a annual rate of 13.4 percent, according to a report by Research and Markets.

The global health information exchange (HIE) market is expected to reach more than $1.5 billion by 2020, according to a new report published by the India-based firm Markets and Markets.

Federal regulators urged healthcare organizations to have plans in place to deal with security issues such as data breaches involving patient and business information.