Data Mountain March 2010 Data Protection eNewsletter Published

Dear Data-Diligent Reader,

Our March 2010 Data Protection eNewsletter has been published.

Link to our March 2010 eNewsletter to learn more … data protection and security updates, alerts and tips of importance to everyone striving to protect their valuable business, client and patient data.    This month, read about and link to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ “Wall of Shame” — its Data Breach Notification web page.   Please enjoy these links to industry articles and white papers that we’ve researched and assembled for you.  I’m confident you’ll find a nugget or two among them!

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Bob Chaput wrote this blog.  Bob is president of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, online data backup and recovery, disaster recovery and data protection services firm.  bob.chaput@datamountain.com  (800) 704-3394.  Follow Bob on Twitter:  twitter.com/BobChaput

Our Focus is the HIPAA Security Rule and The HITECH Act …since big changes take effect this month amidst a perfect storm that’s brewing in healthcare in general and in the provider world, in particular, becuase:

• There’s a near-frantic EMR adoption pace
• The Federal Government’s redoubled efforts to rigorously enforce the HIPAA Security Rule
• There are new Federal and state level enforcement and penalty “teeth” delivered via The HITECH Act
• There are general and growing national concerns over the protection of personal information
• There’s a huge gap in appropriate skills to get the EMR/EHR implementation job done well
• The lack of skills in and understanding of information security and data protection is scary
• The above are all combined with historical behavior of ignoring the HIPAA Security Final
  … as if, with national healthcare reform, there weren’t enough clouds on the horizon!
• The “black hats” continue to out-maneuver the “white hats” – viruses, worms, attacks, etc.

Bob Chaput wrote this blog. Bob is president of Data Mountain LLC, a data security, online data backup and recovery, disaster recovery and data protection services firm. bob.chaput@datamountain.com (800) 704-3394. Follow Bob on Twitter: twitter.com/BobChaput