Top Trends in Healthcare Information Privacy for 2011

1. Health information exchanges will force more attention on security and privacy.
2. Increased fines and regulatory action by State Attorneys General and regulatory agencies.
3. Data breaches and associated costs will increase.
4. "A significant "data spill" is inevitable and will bring national attention to the issue.
5. Heightened patient awareness and concern over the security of their private medical data.
6. Finalization of data breach notification rules by HHS could remove the controversial "harm threshold" provision.

Source: Experts Forecast Top Seven Trends in Healthcare Information Privacy for 2011, Healthcare IT News, January 4, 2011
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