If you haven’t seen the article in USA Today, it is a good wake up call for everyone. The short version of the story is this: Guy trades in old phone for new phone Guy didn’t remove his info from the old phone Store employee notices this and begin to make posts on Guy’s Facebook [...]
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Continue ReadingIn part 1 of my PHI breach story I mentioned that I’d keep an update running, specifically that I’d write an update “in a few days”. Well, that didn’t happen. Mainly because after I filled out my paperwork and send it in…nothing has happened. I suppose this is a good thing. But this article reminded [...]
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Continue ReadingMost of the time when I read a story on a stolen laptop, it is just the singular topic – Hey genius, if you encrypted your laptop this wouldn’t be an issue. The latest story I’ve come across pulls pieces in from multiple issues that a medical practice needs to consider. Though the incident revolves [...]
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Continue ReadingJust like in any profession, there is a desire by the government to have whistle-blowers. A whistle-blower makes the job of policing much easier for the government. The whistle-blower will get job protection (if they want to stay on) and typically a percentage of any fines. Remember, HIPAA fines can be huge! Let’s take a [...]
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Continue ReadingDoes anyone know the #1 reason for a PHI data breach? That’s right, a lost or stolen storage device that is not encrypted. Follow on question: what is the only Safe Harbor for a lost or stolen storage device? Encryption! So, the worst offender is an un-encrypted storage device, yet one of the easiest things [...]
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