It 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Continue ReadingArg! Nope, not speak like a pirate day. That is me censoring and keeping things clean here. Details: Government Contractor Laptop Stolen from office CD-ROM in laptop had data on 207,000 Reservists Questions: Why was data not encrypted? Why was data on a CD-ROM? What is going on here? PHI on a mobile device (laptop/external [...]
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Continue ReadingWe are seeing this way too often. Our Lady of Peace, a psychiatric hospital in Louisville, KY is in the middle of a painful and embarrassing process. A flash drive was lost that: … contained unencrypted data on patients admitted since 2002 and patients assessed, but never admitted, since 2009. Data on admitted patients included [...]
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Continue ReadingValdosta State University in GA had a security breach on one of their servers. The grades and SSN’s of 170,000 students was taken. While the IT director says: An initial investigation has found no evidence that any personal data was accessed or transferred… An additional new release states: unauthorized access to a computer server including [...]
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