Tuesday, July 26, 2011

White House Releases CyberSecurity Blueprint for Healthcare

http://ow.ly/5NYAT

From the law firm of Patton Boggs' website.

The article outlines a proposal being considered in the House of Representatives regarding Cybersecuirty that will need to be implemented by healthcare providers.  The proposal is still under review, and when the government is finished dealing with the pressing debt ceiling situation, they will continue to tackle the issue regarding required levels of security of digital health information.

Protocols regarding notificiation of data breaches will be outlined in the legisltation as well, and the attached article outlines other issues that are being tackled in the proposed legislation, including provisions against restricting data to be held within a State.

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