During a national public health emergency, healthcare providers will have many reasons to use social media. The community will likely turn to social media to learn what your organization is doing in response to COVID-19. Social media can be used to keep the public informed, ward off panic, advise patients and loved ones of new procedures or protocols, and show the public a strong response during the disaster. Social media is also being used to recruit staff, volunteers, and supplies.
Topics: Social Media, security, business associates, compliance, COVID-19, privacy
In late 2018, the OCR entered an $111,400 settlement with Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC), a Colorado critical access hospital. The OCR alleged that the hospital failed to terminate a former employee’s remote access to the hospital’s scheduling calendar, which includes patient PHI. The OCR also alleged that the hospital failed to enter a Business Associate Agreement with the scheduling calendar vendor.
Topics: HIPAA, business associates
