Good rules below. I implement them. But, then, I am a sysprog and don't have any need to see any information about any of our clients. I also don't have any real interest in their personal information (most humans are _boring_). I don't "gossip". And I am an adherent of the NSA (Never Say Anything) organizational philosophy. [grin] Even if somebody as "need to know", I don't have "right to tell". "Stupid looks are still free!"
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Jon Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > Having consulted at several companies under HIPAA rules, let me chime in. > It's not as though there is someone standing behind you with a baseball bat > just waiting for the opportunity to swat your head. > > Most of the practical rules are common sense. > > Don't go peeking into personal data just because you have DBA authority. > Don't copy production data to a test environment without de-identifying it. > Don't save private data on your workstation once you have investigated a > production ABEND. > Don't send any corporate information to anyone who is not authorized to > receive it, and always encrypt the message and mark it as CONFIDENTIAL or > whatever designation the owner of the data has designated. > Always encrypt your hard drive and any USBs or DVDs...if you are allowed > to use them. > Make certain your voice mail greeting states not to leave personal > information. > Don't leave confidential documents on your desk when you are away, and > always secure your area when you leave for the day. > Shred any confidential documents when you are done with them. > Don't discuss confidential information in a public place. > > If you can't work under these rules, you probably should not be working in > any industry, because all companies have confidential information. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
