ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue 6
Clip and Save: Manage Your Mobile Device With 5 Steps
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Article Overview
This article explains general mobile-device security practices for healthcare organizations that handle electronic protected health information. It focuses on policy and technology considerations such as device access, authentication, encryption, app and software safeguards, and organizational controls that support HIPAA-oriented compliance efforts. It is most relevant for practice administrators, compliance staff, IT leaders, and clinicians who use mobile devices in patient-care workflows.
Why This Topic Matters
Mobile devices are widely used in healthcare, but they also create privacy and security risks that can affect compliance and data protection. Understanding the article helps readers evaluate basic operational safeguards and decide whether the guidance applies to their organization’s mobile device environment.
Article Sections
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Determine Device Usage and Users
Discusses planning for mobile device use in a practice, including user access, shared devices, and organizational policy considerations.
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Protect Data With Strong Passwords
Covers password-based access and general authentication practices for mobile devices.
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Utilize Multi-factor Authentication
Introduces additional authentication measures used to strengthen mobile device access security.
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Use Encryption for Devices
Addresses device encryption and broader protection of stored and transmitted health information.
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Invest in Security Software and Safe Apps
Reviews categories of security tools and management approaches that organizations may consider for mobile devices.
What You Will Learn
- How healthcare organizations think about mobile device usage and user access
- Common authentication and access-protection practices for mobile devices
- General approaches to encryption and data protection on mobile devices
- Types of security software and management tools used in mobile environments
- How mobile device policies fit into HIPAA-oriented privacy and security efforts
Who Should Read This
- Practice administrators
- Compliance officers
- Healthcare IT staff
- Privacy and security officers
- Clinicians using mobile devices
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