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
Just like the fax machine is antiquated, so is the “ambulance chasing attorney”…the new version of this attorney is the “PHI breach chasing attorney.” At the most basic level HIPAA regulations allow for sending PHI via the mail,or the equivalent (a courier/FedEx/UPS), or fax. There is some thick irony when the antiquated technology of the Read More
Up to this point, most private practice physicians treat HIPAA compliance as…”something we’ll get to.” Most docs think their practice is compliant…they are wrong. I’ve mentioned before the threat of lawsuits and now this article. If this quote doesn’t send chills up your spine, then I don’t know what will: ““The privacy data breach area Read More
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 Read More
In 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 Read More
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