HIPAA Cautionary Tales
Knowing what is happening in the world of HIPAA “mistakes” can be beneficial to you as a pharmacy owner. HHS press releases tell the following stories: Mobile devices, full of unencrypted records, are being stolen. A USB drive was taken from the car of an Alaska Department of Health and Social Services employee. Thieves took a laptop from a Concentra Health Services facility in Missouri and from a QCA Health Plan employee’s car in Arkansas. “’Covered entities and business associates…