Secure PHI in Patient or Customer Care Areas Do not discuss PHI or customer details in common places such as cafeterias, elevators, parking lots, or outside the facility. Do not leave hard copy files unattended, for example on top of the desk. Review your company Clean Desk Policy. If you [...]
Check Devices to Ensure They Are in Compliance All desktops, laptops and other mobile computing devices must encrypted. This is to ensure that all devices that access ePHI will be compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. Verify that your device has been been encrypted. If you are unsure, contact your [...]
Use a password or other user authentication You can configure your mobile device to require a password, personal identification number (PIN), or passcode (a pattern you trace with your finger) to gain access to the device. Keep your password, PIN, or passcode a secret, and don’t store them on your [...]
One of the few industries in the world that will never see budget cuts is security. As the world grows ever more complex and connected, our valuable information is increasingly exposed to malicious actors around the world. However, there are experts around the world working behind the scenes to fight [...]
Treat Paper Records & Electronic Data Equally Sensitive information on paper is the same as sensitive information on a computer. Both need to be protected from unauthorized access and should be treated with caution and discretion. In particular, Protected Health Information (PHI) in all forms (e.g. verbal, fax, paper, electronic) [...]
Everyone in IT for the education sector is most likely aware of the plague of ransomware that has visited their colleagues in healthcare this year. Healthcare offers hackers rich pickings of personal and financial information—but so does the education sector, where there is the added bonus of valuable research and [...]
Logon ID Sharing user IDs and passwords is not advisable and may be a non-compliance with your company policy or local legislation. If you shared this information and someone used it to access ePHI, you will be held responsible for the actions that person took using your credentials. Do not [...]
Yahoo!’s disclosure that hackers might have vacuumed up the passwords of as many as half a billion users lit the floodlights on two gaping issues in IT: Passwords run out of steam well before they cross the goal line of today’s security needs Sometimes you don’t even know they’re gone, [...]
What is PHI? PHI is individually identifiable health information which is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse. Such information relates to the past, present or future physical health, mental health or condition of an individual AND can be directly tied to an [...]
The screen shows an ominous message. Your system is locked, and you have hours or a few days to pay the ransom to have it unlocked. Conveniently, there’s a big countdown timer on the screen to help you keep track of how much time you have left. You ask around, [...]
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