4.5 NAB CEUs!

4 AHIMA CEUs!

April 26^th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

4.5 NAB CEUs!

4 AHIMA CEUs!

April 26^th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

4.5 NAB CEUs!

4 AHIMA CEUs!

April 26^th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

Lately, my inbox is flooded with warnings, reminders, and webinars about cybersecurity. Rightly so: cyberattacks are on the rise, and healthcare remains the #1 target. At MPA, we recently updated our HIPAA Security Risk Analysis, and we carefully documented every source of electronic PHI.

But: Paper still counts.

With so much of our efforts focused on cybersecurity and electronic PHI, we can’t lose sight of the risks posed by paper PHI. For example:

• A patient went to the emergency department at a hospital to get her blood pressure checked. While there, her nurse wrote down the blood pressure result on a piece of paper. The patient noticed that the other side of the paper listed another patient’s name, number, address, and positive HIV status. 
• A health system “became aware of a break-in to an off-site storage facility where certain limited patient records were housed. Six boxes of paper documents were removed from the facility without authorization.” 

In the HIPAA world, paper PHI still counts! Make sure your HIPAA security risk analysis and mitigation plan include paper PHI in addition to electronic PHI.

• Remember:

Topics: HIPAA, security, privacy

 

Are you on TikTok?

 

I’m not (although I hear it’s worth it for the air fryer recipes).

 

But everyone else is, including an increasing number of healthcare professionals and healthcare providers.

 

Social media use increased during the early pandemic days as a way to connect with the world from inside locked down facilities. It also brings a healthy dose of levity.

 

For example:

• A nursing home’s videos of residents enjoying therapy dogs Floyd and Loki went viral on TikTok. 
• Last Thanksgiving, one nursing home’s TikTok video of the administrator dressed as a Thanksgiving turkey went viral. 

• In a Scotland nursing home, a 102-year-old resident ‘s daily exercise dance routine – done with two nurses – was posted to TikTok. In the video, the resident and two of his caregivers are seen dancing. The home claims the videos “have been a great way to get the residents up and moving, and they’ve loved taking part.”

I love these videos! They are so cute. And they are okay to use – IF the patients signed a valid HIPAA authorization before the videos were taken.

 

Without a HIPAA authorization, the cute factor fades, and we are left with a potential HIPAA breach to investigate.

 

Thinking of going viral? Have fun – but make sure everyone involved understands the HIPAA consequences.

What you can do:

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, privacy

HIPAA is a lot!

MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media.

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Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

HIPAA is a lot!

MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media.

Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training Course

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

HIPAA is a lot!

MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media.

Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training Course

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

HIPAA is a lot!

MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media.

Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training Course

*** Approved for 5 hours of NAB CEUs***

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar

HIPAA is a lot!

MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media.

Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training Course

*** Approved for 5 hours of NAB CEUs***

Topics: Training and Education, HIPAA, Social Media, security, breach notification, privacy, webinar