Special News about the March WEDI SNIP HIPAA Implementation Summit: Achieving 2003 Compliance!
Special HIPAA Security Final Rule session added to the conference agenda. On Monday afternoon, the WEDI Security Privacy Advisory Group co-chairs, Tom Hanks, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Kepa
If the CE happens to be a small provider, I may (and that's a very big
maybe) disagree, but would certainly air on the side of caution. The larger
the CE, the more risk, expense, and potential for complaints leading to an
audit. I think, depending upon state law, mailings may or may not be
I would like to know how others are addressing home and offsite use of PHI
for telecommuters. If anyone has any pp's they would be willing to share --
that would be most appreciated.
Please feel free to contact me off-line.
Thank you,
M. Newsome
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Question: If an employee is working with PHI away from an office location,
why would that employee be taking paper from the office? Would the employee
not be working with electronic information? And if so, the security login
procedure should guard against unauthorized access.
Off-site access
Rebecca,
That is precisely the point. PHI that leaves the office by any means must still be
protected to the same level as the office information, and it is much more difficult
to do, because you do not have the same control over the off-site environment.
Therefore, your policies need to be
Rebecca,
Doug is right on the mark! Section 1173(d)(2) states: each person who
maintains or transmits health information shall maintain reasonable and
appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to insure the
integrity and confidentiality of the information.
The above
Title: Tracking for Accounting of Disclosures
I am interested in how organizations that have multiple locations, or multiple legal entities are approaching the Tracking of Disclosures.
Are you:
1. Using a manual solution such as spreadsheets or paper logs?
2. Building a solution such as a
That was my point. If there are procedures in place for the office
environment, those same processes apply for telecommuting. I think we've
got it!
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From: B-Squared [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Do I need a disclosure log for our office staff to sign when we disclose any information. What specifically requires using the log.
Does anyone have a log in place they would be willing to share.
thanks in advance.
Robin
Office Manager
OB/GYN
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