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Arup Nanda Talks Security & Compliance
May 5, 2004
With
the April 21, 2005 HIPAA Security Rule deadline fast approaching,
pharmaceutical, health insurance and clearing house companies, along
with financial institutions and any other company involved in the
transmission of identifiable patient health information in any media
form need to be focused on what security measures they have in place
to ensure the security, and ultimately the privacy, of that
information.
The
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
Legislation of 1996 was formed to ensure the prevention of health care
fraud, simplification of the administrative process, in terms of
transactions and code sets, and protecting the privacy of patient
records and information.
Arup
Nanda, a noted Oracle security expert, co-authored the Rampant
TechPress book, Oracle Privacy and Security Auditing,
along with well-known Oracle expert, Don Burleson.
http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2003_2_audit.htm
Arup
discusses the issue of security in relation to HIPAA with Robert
Westervelt of SearchOracle.com,
"My
biggest concern is that database security is not being handled at the
database level, but at the application level. That can cause a lot of
holes. Companies are currently focusing on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
regulations, and credit card rules. Nearly all companies are working
to create an audit trail to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and they are
working to ensure that their financial information is secure. With
HIPPA, pharmaceutical and insurance companies are working to ensure
that customer data is encrypted and out of the reach of attackers."
http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid13_gci961977,00.html
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