BC Advantage - 2016 Issue 6

HIPAA Security Breaches: Taking a Proactive Approach

Gone are the days when paper charts could be kept in a file cabinet under lock and key. Today, health care facilities are becoming more frequent targets of massive data breaches. The losses can pile up in terms of monetary fines and penalties if data is not properly secured, not to mention to the loss of patient trust.It has been 20 years since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Every health care office is obligated to protect patient information; it's second nature at this point, right? Consider that even the most...

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