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Chicago – Cook County Health & Hospitals System
Announcement made publicly Aug 23.
Still not obvious online announcement, but as of Aug 26th, they still have the very important announcement that the Administration building will remain closed until Aug 23.
So, we aren’t surprised that news on this website is not up-to-date.
Details:
Laptop
Password protected
NOT encrypted
Need we say more?
If you [...]
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Continue Reading2,207 individuals, who participated in a newborn screening program, are being notified their personal information may have been stolen.
Details:
Laptop – password protected Windows user name, NOT encrypted.
Stored in a locked, private room (an office?)
Data – Includes: patient and mother’s names, medical record numbers, date of birth, diagnosis, plus social security number for some.
The exact date [...]
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Continue ReadingThat is the famous motto of Google…”do no evil”.
Cloud storage is the current hot topic these days.
Many don’t realize that Gmail, Yahoo mail, AOL mail, etc are the precursor to cloud storage.
So, is there anything wrong with cloud storage?
Not if it is managed properly.
Today I was discussing with a client, and their IT person, an [...]
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Continue ReadingIt was bound to happen.
Laws are being created.
What’s this about?
As we’ve mentioned a few times on this website, if you use a multi-function photocopier (one that will copy, scan, print and receive faxes), chances are very good (90%+ probability) that your device has a computer hard drive built into it.
This hard drive is intended to [...]
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Continue ReadingHIPAA Violations in Your Copy Machine?
Bryan Malatesta, CPA
iTotal Solutions.com
Does your practice use a copy machine? Do you ever make copies of patient information? If so, there is a good chance that your practice could be setting itself up for a violation of the HIPAA laws! Let me explain using the following simple scenario:
Your patient comes [...]
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