Adequate funding for privacy and security measures is essential to the success of sharing electronic health records to improve the quality of care, says William Braithwaite, M.D., Ph.D.

Privacy and security specialist Phyllis Patrick offers practical tips on preparing for the upcoming federal HIPAA compliance audits.

Susan McAndrew of the HHS Office for Civil Rights discusses recent high-profile HIPAA cases, upcoming state attorneys general training and the pending HIPAA audit program.

Joy Pritts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT says the office intends to develop standards that would give patients the ability to exclude clinicians from accessing certain portions of their electronic health records.

In the initial wake of Japan's devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, business continuity plans have been tested, and organizations now are dealing with severe aftershocks and a growing national crisis, says Alan Berman, executive director of DRI International.

Domain Name Security - it's one of the most neglected aspects of information security, but critical to healthcare organizations.

This week's top news and views: State AGs to Get HIPAA Lawsuit Training; Eight Breach Prevention Tips; Evolving Uses for Smart Cards.

The Internet is inherently insecure, and the only way to ensure today's evolving information systems is to build them upon three pillars of trust.

Russ Jones of Albert Einstein Healthcare Network describes why the delivery system shifted from magnetic stripe cards to smart cards for a variety of applications.