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Tip: Adopt user agreements to protect portable devices, media
EHR Connection, March 17, 2008
Portable devices and media such as laptop computers, PDAs, USB flash drives, CD-ROMs and Blackberries are a fact of life in today's business environment, but they present special challenges for healthcare organizations that must ensure that PHI remains secure.
Consider conducting a risk analysis to facilitate development of a user agreement that will help reduce the risk of security threats. Areas of concern to address in user agreements include, but are not limited to:
- Firewalls
- Up-to-date antivirus software
- Spyware/adware protection
- Secure, sign-on passwords
- Tracking devices
- Periodic risk analyses
Implementing user agreements is important, but encouraging and facilitating user compliance through education is equally so.
This tip comes from the March issue of Briefings on HIPAA.
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