Experts: treat cell phones like any other device with PHI
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, January 4, 2010
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The U.S. Supreme Court's involvement next year on a privacy case regarding text messaging on work cell phones in the public sector could have implications for private companies like hospitals, experts told HIPAA Update.
The case involves text messages sent by members of a California police department—some of which were sexual in nature, according to The Tennessean—and whether or not the employees should have had a "reasonable expectation of privacy" through work cell phone use.
HIPAA privacy and security officers juggle compliance headaches each day because of text messaging on work phones. Experts told HIPAA Update the California case serves as a good reminder for covered entities to treat cell phones and texting as they would any other device that includes protected health information (PHI).
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