We have written about various HIPAA breaches but this breach is much easier to identify with. An article over at The Tampa Bay Times explains how a patient’s secret was exposed by a relative that was snooping in an EHR. Not only did the relative access her family member’s records inappropriately but she breached her...
The news on patient information breaches gets stranger every day. In an article over at Pensacola News Journal (pnj.com), 2 ex-employees are being sued for stealing patient information. Sight and Sun Eyeworks Gulf Breeze are suing a former physician and office manager for stealing patient information and trying to switch patients to the new practice...
Back in April we wrote about gang members who are getting their girlfriends hired at medical practices. The gang member’s girlfriends are stealing medical records and giving it to their boyfriends to file false tax returns. Detective Craig Catlin of the North Miami Beach Police Department Gang Unit goes so far as to call it an...
We wrote about the risks of Business Associates (BAs) to patient information. The reality is many Business Associates have no idea of the requirements of HIPAA or the real risks to patient information. And even though all Business Associates will be responsible for complying with the HIPAA Security and Omnibus rules come September that may...
You may have read the headline and said to yourself “How can my smartphone cause a data breach if I don’t have any patient information on it?” While it may be true that you do not access your EMR on your phone, you should still be concerned. Smartphones are amazing devices. They have the power...
One of the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule is to audit access to Protected Health Information (PHI). Auditing is the recording of access to PHI. It usually includes: who accessed PHI, when was PHI accessed and what PHI was accessed? Many EHRs and all certified EHRs for Meaningful Use have the ability to audit...
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