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Senate confirms former marine James Gfrerer as Veterans Affairs CIO

The Senate confirmed James Gfrerer, a former marine and cybersecurity executive at Ernst & Young, to head the agency’s IT department — a position that has been without a permanent leader for the past two years. WHY IT MATTERS The assignment comes as the VA is in the throes of a $ 10 billion, 10-year… Read More: Senate confirms former marine James Gfrerer as Veterans Affairs CIO »

Feds fine hospital that didn’t cut data access to former employee

Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Colorado, a critical access hospital, will pay $ 111,400 to the HHS Office for Civil Rights. The small provider is being hit after neglecting to terminate access to protected heath information after an employee left the practice. A complaint sent to OCR alleged the former employee continued to have access… Read More: Feds fine hospital that didn’t cut data access to former… »