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Tips for Cyber Security in Your Dental Practice

Tips for Cyber Security in Your Dental Practice

9/1/2015 11:45:58 AM   |   Comments: 0   |   Views: 188
 
With the risk of a cyber-security breach increasing on a daily basis, below are some tips that will help a dental practice owner maintain the security that they need in order to protect patient information.
 
Establish a Security Culture
  • Build a security-minded organizational culture so that good habits and practices become automatic.
  • Conduct information security education and training frequently. 
  • A dental practice owner should be the security leader in the practice and set a good example in attitude and action.
  • Instill taking responsibility for information security as one of your practice's core values. 
Protect Mobile Devices
  • Ensure your mobile devices are equipped with strong authentication and access controls.
  • Ensure laptops have password protection
  • Enable password protection on handheld devices (if available). Take extra physical control precautions over the device if password protection is not provided.
  • Protect wireless transmissions from intrusion.
  • Do not transmit unencrypted Protected Health Information (PHI) across public networks (e.g., Internet, Wi-Fi).
  • Where it is absolutely necessary to commit PHI to a mobile device or remove a device from a secure area, encrypt the data.
  • Do not use mobile devices that cannot support encryption.
  • Develop and enforce policies specifying the circumstances under which devices may be removed from the facility.
  • Take extra care to prevent unauthorized view of the PHI displayed on a mobile device.

 

Hopefully, this information will provide some simple security tips in order to prevent a HIPAA violation and/or security breach which can devastate a practice.


Stuart J. Oberman, Esq. handles a wide range of legal issues for the dental profession, including: employment law, cyber security breaches, practice sales, real estate transactions, lease agreements, OSHA compliance, dental board complaints, and professional corporations. 
 
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