Cyber criminals pay far more for health data than for credit card or banking information.
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Ride along while Mark talks about the error of confusing the plan with the actual way a deal plays out.
It’s 2:45. Do you know where your medical records are?
Ride along with Mark as he discusses HIPAA, naïveté, and why your digitized data probably isn’t as safe as you think it is.
Even label makers have memory devices, and those devices may be chock full of protected health information.
It’s 2:45. Do you know where your medical records are? A week or so ago, I filled in endless new-patient paperwork. When I handed the clipboard and forms back, I noticed that other patients’ forms were spread across the counter, easy for anyone to read. I asked about their process to assure the safety of […]
I recently read a post on someone’s blog in which the author addressed the question of using Amazon’s Alexa in an operating room. I used to think that there was no such thing as a stupid question, but now I have to reconsider. On the other hand, are you already carrying a little spy into […]
Modern office machines, from copiers to printers to maybe even label makers have memory devices, and those devices may be chock full of protected health information.
Dr. Bob, the group’s compliance officer, has HIPAA on his mind almost all the time, that is, when he’s not thinking about coding or Stark or the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. So he made sure that his notebook computer’s disk drive was encrypted. And, at the end of the computer’s useful life, he took care to […]
Ride along with Mark as he discusses the role of policies in your business and why they must mesh with your medical group’s other governance document.