Help Me With Hipaa

Show Notes When it comes to securing anything the weakest link in the chain is always people.  People are the ones who make mistakes, over-share, and are also the criminals.  This episode talks about what people can manage to do so you have to think of all kinds of things outside the norm. University of Pittsburgh MC BA breach after being hacked the year beforeEmployee of the billing service call center copied personal information from the billing system. 2,259 patients were then passed on to a third-party. Notification that it happened came from FBI. Last year UPMC was hacked and employee information taken for all 62,000 employees. Over 800 employees reported ID theft. Oakwood Healthcare worker fired for HIPAA-violating Facebook commentsTerminated after posting disparaging comments about a patient on her Facebook page. Worked at a hospital that had to treat a suspect in a police shooting. Her posts were pointing out her disgust in having to treat him. It is still a violation. Roanoke, Va. Carilion Clinic - 1