Sentences with phrase «electronic protected»

It will also ensure the contingency plan has sufficiently detailed the roles and responsibilities of those responsible for electronic protected health information during an event.

A covered entity must implement contingency plans to ensure that electronic protected health information is kept secure (but remains available to those with appropriate authorization) even in the event of an emergency.

An auditor will determine whether formal policies exist to create exact backups of electronic protected health information.

OCR's investigation uncovered that North Memorial's business associate had access to its hospital database containing electronic protected health information (e-PHI) of more than 289,000 patients in order to perform payment and operations activities on its behalf.

Nevertheless, encryption must be implemented if, after a risk assessment, the entity has determined that the specification (encryption) is a reasonable and appropriate safeguard for its risk management of confidential electronic protected health information (e-PHI).5 In other words, the entity must decide if encryption is the appropriate method for protection of the electronic data.

This article describes the HIPAA information access management requirements for accessing electronic protected health information.

According to OCR's press release, OCR began its investigation of Advocate in 2013, after Advocate submitted three breach notification reports relating to three separate instances of breach of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI).

In addition to backup and recovery procedures, a covered entity must also establish and implement procedures that allow critical operations that secure electronic protected health information to continue during emergency conditions.

This article will explore section § 164.308 (a)(4), which deals with ensuring that appropriate authorization mechanisms are in place when electronic protected health information (ePHI) is accessed.

The auditor will also determine whether these plans sufficiently test all plans that involve electronic protected health information.

OCR began its investigation following receipt of a breach report in September, 2011, which indicated that an unencrypted, password protected laptop containing electronic protected health information (e-PHI) of approximately 9,000 patients was stolen from a locked vehicle belonging to an employee of a hospital business associate.

An auditor will determine whether formal policies exist to control access to backups of electronic protected health information and related documentation in the event of a disaster.

«Establish (and implement as needed) policies and procedures for responding to an emergency or other occurrence (for example, fire, vandalism, system failure, and natural disaster) that damages systems that contain electronic protected health information.»

In addition to the privacy rule, the HIPAA security rule establishes administrative and technical safeguards specifically covering «electronic protected health information» (ePHI).

«Implement policies and procedures for authorizing access to electronic protected health information that are consistent with the applicable requirements of subpart E of this part.»

A covered entity must have established procedures for creating and maintaining backups of any electronic protected health information.

In addition to the implementation of policies to limit access to electronic protected health information (ePHI), all workforce members should participate in a robust HIPAA security awareness and training program.

For instance, high priority planning for the availability of electronic protected health information would include the use of back - up power to ensure that systems remain online in the case of electrical problems at a facility.

When a disaster event has passed, the covered entity must possess the ability for an authorized user to retrieve and restore an exact backup of all electronic protected health information.

The mere conduit exception applies only where the service provided is the transmission of electronic protected health information («ePHI») and not its storage, other than on a temporary basis incident to the transmission service.

HIPAA information access management is designed to control access to electronic protected health information (ePHI) and is a crucial part of HIPAA compliance.

On May 7, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the largest HIPAA settlement to date.1 The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (New York — Presbyterian) and Columbia University agreed to pay a combined $ 4.8 million for a HIPAA breach which resulted in the disclosure of electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,800 individuals, including patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory results.

Director Jocelyn Samuels made the following statement in the OCR press release: «We hope this settlement sends a strong message to covered entities that they must engage in a comprehensive risk analysis and risk management to ensure that individuals» electronic protected health information is secure.»

The Duval Facility in Florida suffered a break - in and two desktop computers were stolen, one of which contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 200 patients.