Maintaining physical safeguards for patient information

Healthcare facilities urged to consider all physical assets containing PHI


Healthcare facilities should consider all physical assets containing patient health information (PHI) when setting up a security program, according to an article on the Health IT Security website.

Improperly disposed paper records pose a threat to the healthcare industry as many organizations go digital and are trying to get rid of these kinds of records. 

For example, a defunct medical testing facility left paper records containing PHI for 170 individuals in a dumpster. 

The problem is not only paperwork, device theft because of improper facility security can include the theft of thumb drives and laptop computers.

Read the article.

 

 



January 6, 2017


Topic Area: Security


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