tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 4

Compliance: Put Device Encryption at the Top of Your Compliance To-Do List

Keep your devices locked and your laptops under watch, OCR case suggests. Accidents happen, and often after they happen, it’s easy to see what you could have done to prevent them. Under the HIPAA Security Rule, encryption is recommended to protect your devices because a phone or laptop can still be breached. Unfortunately, one healthcare organization recently found out what happens when you don’t keep your tools under lock and key. Background. On February 1, 2017, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas was fined $3.2 million for HIPAA violations dating back to 2009 and 2013. The...

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