Health Information Compliance Alert

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Employ Effective Risk Management Strategies For Remote Users

How to prevent ePHI exposure when a laptop or other portable device is lost or stolen.

Remote access, storage, and transmission of electronic protected health information (ePHI) can be extremely risky. But there are certainly times when staff members must access or transmit ePHI while outside the physical location of your facility. Despite the many risks involved, you can take the following steps, suggested by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), to mitigate risks regarding remote users: