How can practices ensure complete security of patient data?
To ensure security of patient data, a practice needs to make sure that its health IT system is working smoothly. The EHR system of the practice should be HIPAA and HITECH compliant. It will prove that the practice is following up with the standards set by the government. There are administrative, physical and technical safeguards that the practice can take for the protection of PHI. Let’s look into some of them. Administrative safeguard: It refers to the steps and procedures made by your practice to guard and secure patient information. The administrative safeguards in the HIPAA Privacy Rule : Relevant information systems should be identified Risk assessment reports should be conducted Risk management program should be implemented The data of patients going through the treatment of HIV/AIDS needs to be especially safeguarded when assessing the ris...