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How to Dispose Protected Health Information

Entities covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rules face very high penalties for failing to properly handle protected health information (PHI) as one Indiana non-profit health care system learned to the tune of $800,000. If you handle PHI there is a good chance the privacy rules apply to you and you must ensure your staff follows […]

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The $150,000 PHI Flash Drive

Imagine this, your health care employee loses a flash drive containing protected health information. You immediately inform the affected patients and the media as required under the breach notification rules of HIPAA and HITECH. You’re in the clear, right? Perhaps not, as one health care provider recently learned to the tune of $150,000.   The […]

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