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Get the facts.
Your sensitive documents may be less protected than you think. Dr. Joseph Kim, president of MCM education and founder of multiple mobile health and healthcare IT websites, offers some sage advice: |
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| Encryption of confidential data is essential. Although you may think the password used to access your computer is enough, it absolutely is not, especially if your laptop is lost or stolen. Surprisingly, many physicians carry devices— often their own personal devices — that are not protected with data encryption. |
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| Adding data encryption to your computing devices can be simpler than you may think. Several manufacturers build the required level of encryption into the hard drives, so hackers cannot easily bypass this level of encryption. HP, for example, offers a software suite that provides a great security answer called HP ProtectTools. It protects your data with all of the following benefits: |
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- Password management
- Strong authentication
- Emergency access recovery
- Full Disk Encryption
- Centralized reporting
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| Encryption technology built in to your computer encodes all the information on the hard disk drive, protecting it from unauthorized users. This level of data protection will help you meet HIPAA compliancy. |
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| Are you confident your laptop is adequately protected? Remember, with increased mobility comes increased security risks and therefore, an increased need to make sure your patient records stay confidential and safe. |
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