Data and document security are key concerns for any healthcare organization. Consider this: In 2010, CBS News purchased a copier formerly leased by a not-for-profit managed healthcare plan only to discover private medical information for more than 335,000 patients still stored on the hard drive. In August 2012, under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the plan paid over $1.2 million in damages for violating HIPAA Privacy and Security rules. In today's healthcare environment, how do organizations safeguard their multi-function devices (MFDs)—equipment that offers scanning, printing, copying, and faxing capabilities—and ensure they are compliant with the HIPAA/HITECH act, which mandates them to maintain and produce an audit trail so they can answer the questions who, what, when, where and why? During this session, we'll discuss how to protect printed and electronic protected health information against opportunistic or targeted threats, both internal and external. We'll outline common security concerns to consider and discuss how to protect your MFDs from physical as well as infrastructure security issues.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify HIPAA/HITECH implications for MFDs in health care.
2. Summarize what you are required to provide should you be audited.
3. Describe the audit notification process and documentation submission
4. Define what policies and procedures need to be in place to safeguard medical information. 5. Explain the physical and infrastructure security actions you need to take, including authentication and encryption.
Credit: 1ML
Register Now!
