All too often the focus is on how somebody did something wrong with PHI. Really, though, there are so few examples of things done right…to point them out is a challenge. Well, never fear, we seem to have a good example here… That’s right, the Houston Methodist Hospital learned they had a breach, and they Read More
Shredding is an “old school” issue. It doesn’t matter if you have an EHR or not. And as we all know, even with an EHR, that “paper-less office” is far from paper-less. Shredding is becoming an issue. A few months back a member of the cleaning crew stole records that were sitting in the shred Read More
Go Utah Go! Utah Medicaid confirmed that on January 15, 2012 they had a data breach of 6,000 beneficiaries. 10 months earlier, data on 780,000 people was stolen from the same agency. Then in November of 2012, Utah’s state insurance exchange was hacked with a “graffiti attack”. Why do we hear mostly about these huge Read More
In the process of accomplishing well over 100 risk assessments, one of the items that is often given “lip service” is wireless network security. At its most basic level, securing a wireless network means assigning a password to the network so not-just-anybody can access the network. Whether this be at the office or a staff Read More
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work is all the rage these days. Why? 3 words: Smart Phone, Tablet Smart phones cracked the BYOD barrier not necessarily as a work device, but as a way for someone to stay more connected to the outside world while at work. As more applications appear, more can be Read More
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