HITECH breach notification requirements apply to breaches of “unsecured” Protected Health Information (PHI). Basically, if electronic PHI data is encrypted, purged, or physically destroyed before it is inadvertently disclosed, then it doesn’t count as a breach.
Read more at SecureState's new blog site http://blog.securestate.com/post/2011/03/03/HIPAA-Rx-For-End-User-Device-Risks.aspx
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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