If you need to copy some medical records that include PHI, you're probably on point when taking steps to ensure privacy. You make sure no one's around. You grab the documents right from the copier when you're done, you don't forget the originals, and you take the records where they need to go. No one sees them. No HIPAA violations here.
Q: When you refer to a laptop being encrypted for security reasons, is that the same as password protected? We have a number of employees with laptops who transport them from work to home and are concerned about a breach if a laptop is stolen.
Business continuity is critical when a disaster or other event occurs that disables any organization's ability to continue to provide critical services.
It's November. It's the time of year when Americans give reasons for being thankful. One of them, of course, is a huge turkey dinner with all the fixings on the fourth Thursday of the month.
This article incorporates activities that an organization can use to improve the policy process and ensure the development and implementation of effective policies. While we may think we have written HIPAA policies, remember that HIPAA is one set of requirements facing all organizations that work with information.
