4 questions to help you secure ePHI today

to improve the security of ePHI

4 questions

(electronic protected health information)

Why does compliance with HIPAAseem so difficult?

Question 1:

Even with plans to protect ePHI, breaches still happen

of healthcare organizations reported a data breach in 2013 - 2015

Source: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/why-are-healthcare-data-breaches-so-common.htmlSource: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/why-are-healthcare-data-breaches-so-common.html

91%

The problem is . . .

Being compliant now doesn't mean you'll still be compliant in 4 years

Plus . . .

HIPAA tells you what to do but not how to do it

How can employees protect ePHI?Question 2:

Cultivate an attitude of security from day 1 with employees

Employees should know:How to report a breach Who to contact if their work laptop is lost or stolenWhat to do when printed PHI isn't needed

Videos 1-on-1 demonstrationsGroup tutorials over lunch

Host interactive training sessions 

When was the last security

risk analysis?

Question 3:

HIPAA and its regulations don't change, but . . .

Your situation does change:New employeesNew serversNew software

If you don't have new technologies and business operations more than once a year . . .

You probably only need 1 security risk analysis per year

Remember: Include business associates in your security

 risk analysis

How does our software protect ePHI?Question 4:

Don't assume out-of-the-box software is compliant right away

Examples of software that comes in contact with ePHI:Electronic health records (EHR) softwareCustomer relationship management (CRM) softwareSecurity management softwareEnterprise report management (ERM) software

Look for scalable, adaptable, customizable software to work with your risk management

program

3 ways to check the security of your

ePHI right nowBonus:

Try to log in from a personal device

1

Test encryption

2

Look around to see if people are following the latest documentation

3

Check out the expanded blog post and accompanying free guide: 

4 questions to help you secure ePHI

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