Verizon will issue free medical identity credentials to 2.3 million US physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners starting in January. This will help meet federal requirements for strong identity credentials when accessing and sharing patient information electronically. The credentials will allow providers to access healthcare IT applications and platforms, such as electronic medical records and health information exchanges. Verizon’s Medical Data Exchange platform aims to overcome barriers to e-health adoption and meet meaningful-use requirements for health data sharing.
T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches
T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $15.75 million fine and improve its security in a settlement over a series of data breaches over three years
