As increasingly more healthcare providers transition to electronic health records (EHR), the need for secure conversion of paper charts to electronic patient documentation also increases.
The question today for healthcare facilities isn't "does your facility use social media?" It's "who is using social media, for what purpose, and what policies govern its use in your organization?"
Some healthcare administrators and executives consider the notice of privacy practices (NPP) another government administrative burden. From a privacy perspective, however, the NPP is not a waste of time.