http://www.scmagazine.com/healthcare/topic/76/ Articles tagged with Healthcare from SC Magazine SC Magazine custserv@haymarketmedia.com no Health care providers and their patients both have parts to play in the high-stakes game of protecting sensitive medical information, especially as technology becomes easier to implement and enforcement of regulations intensifies. http://www.scmagazine.com/getting-serious-about-health-care-security/article/218274/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:02:32 GMT Health care providers and their patients both have parts to play in the high-stakes game of protecting sensitive medical information, especially as technology becomes easier to implement and enforcement of regulations intensifies. SC Magazine A Florida-based health insurance provider has been hit with a class-action lawsuit after it revealed earlier this year that thieves had stolen two company laptops containing the personal information of members. http://www.scmagazine.com/class-action-lawsuit-brought-against-avmed-over-breach/article/191513/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:46:50 GMT A Florida-based health insurance provider has been hit with a class-action lawsuit after it revealed earlier this year that thieves had stolen two company laptops containing the personal information of members. SC Magazine A laptop containing sensitive patient information was recently stolen from Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit. http://www.scmagazine.com/sensitive-laptop-stolen-from-detroit-hospital/article/191383/ Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:21:20 GMT A laptop containing sensitive patient information was recently stolen from Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit. SC Magazine Despite facing stricter privacy and security regulations, hospitals still are struggling to protect patient information, and breaches cost the health care industry $6 billion annually, according to a new study. http://www.scmagazine.com/breaches-cost-health-care-industry-6-billion-annually/article/190493/ Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:51:31 GMT Despite facing stricter privacy and security regulations, hospitals still are struggling to protect patient information, and breaches cost the health care industry $6 billion annually, according to a new study. SC Magazine An unauthorized individual recently gained access to a Louisiana state licensing database that contained the personal information of tens of thousands of emergency medical technicians (EMTs). http://www.scmagazine.com/hacker-accesses-louisiana-emt-licensing-database/article/190457/ Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:50:25 GMT An unauthorized individual recently gained access to a Louisiana state licensing database that contained the personal information of tens of thousands of emergency medical technicians (EMTs). SC Magazine The Indiana Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis-based health insurance provider WellPoint for taking months to notify state residents whose personal information was breached. http://www.scmagazine.com/indiana-attorney-general-sues-wellpoint-over-breach/article/190054/ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:47:27 GMT The Indiana Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis-based health insurance provider WellPoint for taking months to notify state residents whose personal information was breached. SC Magazine Two health insurers said a flash drive containing the personal health information of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients has gone missing. http://www.scmagazine.com/penn-medicaid-recipients-information-on-missing-flash-drive/article/181490/ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:07:02 GMT Two health insurers said a flash drive containing the personal health information of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients has gone missing. SC Magazine A Texas woman's 15-year prison sentence for stealing hospital patient information underscores a continued upswing in medical identity theft cases. http://www.scmagazine.com/texas-insider-sentenced-to-15-years-for-medical-id-theft/article/181255/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:17:31 GMT A Texas woman's 15-year prison sentence for stealing hospital patient information underscores a continued upswing in medical identity theft cases. SC Magazine A virus recently compromised a clinic computer at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa neurology practice to possibly retrieve sensitive documents on the machine. http://www.scmagazine.com/virus-strikes-university-of-oklahoma-computer/article/180883/ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:46:44 GMT A virus recently compromised a clinic computer at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa neurology practice to possibly retrieve sensitive documents on the machine. SC Magazine The move to electronic medical records presents challenges, but tech solutions offer help for health care practitioners, reports Greg Masters. http://www.scmagazine.com/tech-rx-technology-and-health-care/article/178986/ Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT The move to electronic medical records presents challenges, but tech solutions offer help for health care practitioners, reports Greg Masters. SC Magazine