Tokenization Enables Omnichannel Collection of Payment Data in Healthcare and Secures your Data Environment Healthcare organizations handle multiple levels of sensitive information and it is a highly regulated industry. With Meaningful Use pushing technology in quality, safety, and efficiency; ultimately, privacy and security of patient health information is essential. In
HIPAA Compliance
Misguided Government Mandates Lead to Massive Data Breaches
Misguided Government Mandates Lead to Massive Data Breaches The state of California is the first state to mandate anti-theft security measures for smartphones. All smartphones will be required to have a default “Kill Switch”, which allows an owner to lock down the device if it is stolen. Minnesota passed a
Cyber-Insurance Providers are Feeling the Brunt of Retailer Data Breaches – Policies must enforce higher security standards
Cyber-Insurance Providers are Feeling the Brunt of Retailer Data Breaches – Policies must enforce higher security standards Who foots the bill for all of the recent data breaches? Insurance companies are delivering Cyber-Insurance policies at record rates. However, they are also paying out historic amounts of money to their clients
Universities/Colleges Get a Failing Grade on Data Security
Universities/ Colleges get a Failing Grade on Data Security The University of Maryland, Indiana University, Butler University all now have something in common and it is not pretty, a data breach. Millions of dollars will be spent and culpability assigned to the lax security methods. Each breach has a common
The Soft Costs Of A Data Breach
THE SOFT COSTS OF A DATA BREACH Co-Founder of TokenEx®, the Expanding Cloud-Based Data Tokenization Resource, Reveals the Hidden Costs of Hacks According to the Ponemon Institute's 2014 Cost of Data Breach Study, the average financial cost for each stolen record rose from $188 to $201, and the total average cost
How Will HESTA Affect Data Security Practices for Healthcare?
There isn’t much that the ACA hasn’t changed in the healthcare industry, and data security is no exception. Since the bill’s introduction and the opening of the healthcare exchanges, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have made claims that the bill doesn’t do enough to protect the personal information
How Tokenization Works With Health Information Exchanges
In the realm of medical data, health information exchanges (HIEs) represent an exciting change to the existing infrastructure. Instead of hospitals, doctors offices, and insurance companies needing to maintain their own competing records or request information directly from each other, HIEs allow participants to share and exchange patient information freely.
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