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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > June, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 6

Are Your EMRs Secure?

Answer these five questions to see if you're taking the necessary steps to protect patient information from prying eyes.

Lisa Gallagher, BSEE, CISM

Recent news of data breaches involving the health information of celebrities like Farrah Fawcett, Britney Spears and Maria Shriver has cast a spotlight on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the difficulties of keeping patient data secure in the digital age. While you may be tempted to shrug off those high-profile cases — thinking, "That couldn't happen at my facility" — the reality is tens of thousands of patient records have been compromised so far this year, according to the Privacy Rights Clearing-house (www.privacyrights.org), in breaches occurring at both large hospital systems and smaller medical centers across the country.

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