How Data Backup Can Save a Healthcare Practice in a Disaster
In the event of a disaster, here’s what every healthcare provider needs to know about data backup of Personal Health Information (PHI and ePHI).
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A New Approach to ePHI Security in Your Practice
Safeguarding ePHI (electronic Protected Health Information) isn’t the sole responsibility of a healthcare office’s IT person. It’s a team effort that depends on everyone adhering to good computer practices.
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I don’t know much about Ms. Spears. I’ve no idea who she’s paired with at the moment. And if I saw an Enquirer headline that read, “North Woods Shocker: Britney Marries Bigfoot,” I would not be tempted to buy a copy. But a lot of people are curious about celebrities like Britney Spears or Kim Kardashian or Maria Shriver. In several incidents in recent years, their curiosity has cost them their jobs in healthcare. Today I’m going to talk about what can be learned about HIPAA compliance from cases like that — even if the only celebrity who ever visits […]
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