Best States to Practice 2012 - Best and Worst

Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.

Stephen A. Dickens, JD, MAEd, FACMPE, vice president of medical practice services at SVMIC talks strategic planning in times of uncertainty.

As biometric technologies expand in health care and consumer surveillance, regulators are cracking down on companies that misuse sensitive data — with HIPAA, FTC orders and billion-dollar state settlements setting the tone.

Rohit Harve of PA Consulting talks tariffs and their impact on the medical device industry.

Think HIPAA is the only law that matters for patient data privacy? Think again —mapping the complex legal web every physician and practice manager must understand to truly stay compliant.

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