Site Map - Healthcare

07/24/2012 - Add opossums and black tea to the list of surprising biological weapon countermeasures.

07/20/2012 - The final report may be released in two versions--a public version and a version for public health, law enforcement, and United State Postal Service officials.

07/18/2012 - The Maryland State legislature has mandated that public schools train personnel to respond to anaphylactic shock by administering epinephrine. However there's one problem: the law didn't mandate schools stockpile the medication.

07/13/2012 - States are responding to the shortages by loosening rules, allowing emergency medical personnel to keep old drugs around in the absence of unexpired meds.

07/10/2012 - Danish health officials suspect contaminated heroin, not terrorism, is behind the death of a man whose blood tested positive for anthrax.

07/09/2012 - Encryption technology, as well as security protocols and safeguards, are crucial to protecting patient data and complying with regulatory standards.

06/28/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act. Find out what this might mean for security professionals, particularly those in the contract security officer industry.

06/27/2012 - A bill (S. 1002) that would enhance penalties for drug counterfeiting has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill must now be taken up by the full Senate. The bill would make it illegal to knowingly steal or embezzle a medical product or obtain it through fraud or deception. It would also be illegal to transport, handle, traffic, or store a stolen medical product. The bill defines a medical product as a drug, biological product, device, medical food, or infant formula that is being transported or stored prior to being available for purchase.

06/27/2012 - Encryption technology, as well as security protocols and safeguards, are crucial to protecting patient data and complying with regulatory standards.

06/18/2012 - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an employee does not need to be aware of healthcare privacy laws to be guilty of violating them.

06/12/2012 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched two new apps that allow people to create emergency preparedness plans and track the status of Facebook friends in disaster zones.

05/29/2012 - This online-only feature explores the effects of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the contract security guard industry.

05/29/2012 - South Shore Hospital has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it failed to protect personal confidential health information in 2010.