HealthData Management reports on “three challenges to a consistent data incident response.” Despite the frequency of security incidents, healthcare organizations and others struggle with how they respond to privacy incidents, the report states, including detecting the incident, navigating complex breach notification requirements and dealing with a lack of financial and human resources. Meanwhile, CTOvision discusses how technology professionals can best comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. And in a report for The Wall Street Journal, Drew Harris discusses how big data will customize healthcare. “When our data becomes as precious as our very lives, new policies governing its use are necessary,” he writes.
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