Experts said that insider threats to health data privacy and PHI security are common, and providers should prep for HIPAA audits by OCR and other federal agencies.
NEW ORLEANS — The insider threat to protected health information (PHI) security is the most common menace to health data privacy.
Meanwhile, it is imperative for healthcare providers to prepare for the new round of HIPAA audits expected soon from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR).These distinct yet interwoven themes emerged at the 2015 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit from two experts who delivered how-to tips to health information managers and other attendees.
Rob Rhodes, a former healthcare industry CIO turned health data privacy consultant, used an analogy involving the ancient Greek Spartans. The warrior nation was undone by one of their own, Ephialtes, who betrayed the Spartans and helped a Persian army destroy them. For the full article click here
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