by Society for Participatory Medicine Volunteers | Oct 10, 2016
Dave Newell founded information security services firm Loptr LLC in 2013 and has over two decades experience working with large and small companies nationwide to improve their information security programs and lower their risk of online threats and cyber...
by Nanette Mattox | Oct 10, 2016
Those that watched the recent US Presidential Debate know that cybersecurity has now increased in importance in our national discourse: it was addressed directly by both candidates, it comprised a large portion of the discussion, and it has significant geopolitical...
by Nanette Mattox | Oct 10, 2016
Blockchains, a new mechanism for trust in the e-world, are a mathematical concept invented in 2008 that have broad applicability to any market that networks billions of people and demands high security—including healthcare. More than $1 billion of private investment...
by Nanette Mattox | Oct 10, 2016
HIPAA requires Covered Entities and Business Associates to provide “security reminders” to workforce members. The idea with these reminders is to increase security awareness — that is, to safeguard protected health information (PHI) by keeping information security...
by Nanette Mattox | Oct 10, 2016
Unlike many members of Society for Participatory Medicine (S4PM) who have championed collaborative technology to improve patient outcomes and treatment for years, I am a relatively new proponent. Indeed, my experience in healthcare security, privacy and compliance...
by Nanette Mattox | Sep 10, 2016
When I began my medical training almost a half century ago, medical culture, and the educational system that maintained it, were based on the concept that the physician was the expert who knows best, and that a “good” patient was a compliant patient. Perhaps because I...
