How to properly dispose of, or store, PHI when not in use<\/strong>. The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires healthcare organizations to apply appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of health information of PHI, in any form. This means, having implemented and reasonable safeguards to limit incidental, and avoid prohibited, uses and disclosures of PHI, in connection with the disposal or storage of such information. Under HIPAA when destroying PHI in paper records, shredding, burning, pulping or pulverizing the record is required so that PHI is rendered essentially unreadable, indecipherable and otherwise cannot be reconstructed. Some healthcare organizations maintain PHI for disposal in a secure area that has limited access and is not accessible by the general public. All employees must understand how to properly dispose of PHI, and not placing documents containing PHI in the trash can. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nIn summary, staff training including compliance is an ongoing process. Compliance and cybersecurity are a shared responsibility. Staff training at the time of hire and periodically thereafter (e.g., annually or as there are updates) helps ensure very member of a healthcare organization\u2019s workforce can prevent a cyberattack, protect privacy and confidentially and maintain the safety and security of PHI and other sensitive information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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