Refer A Colleague HHS Releases Guidance for Securing Health Information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a guidance regarding technologies and methodologies to secure health information and prevent harm by rendering health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals.
The guidance provides steps entities can take to secure personal health information, and establishes the trigger for when entities must notify that patient data has been compromised.
This builds on the existing requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 privacy and security rules, which are unchanged.
To read the guidance, visit www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy.