Technology & Information Systems

Remember the paper-based world when junk mail was clearly junk? When we could easily identify the important mail? When there was no middle ground? When we were not afraid to throw anything away? Deborah Juhnke, Director of Information Governance Consulting at Husch Blackwell, reminds us that when it comes to information governance, at some…

Alzheimer patients wandering off.  Jewelry stolen from a resident’s room.  Arthritic hands unable to maneuver a key in a lock.  All of these can be issues at senior living communities.  However, these issues may become less common as more and more senior communities are moving toward digital key systems.

According to an article in Seniors…

Are healthcare providers at your facility texting patient information to each other?  This type of communication is becoming more and more common, but such text messages are often in violation of HIPAA.  To address this issue, Sprint announced last week that it is now offering two texting products that provide the proper security for PHI…

This post was provided by Debbie Juhnke in Husch Blackwell’s Information Governance group.

According to a recent KPMG report on data loss, the healthcare industry’s greatest exposures for data loss are hard copy loss/theft, PC theft, and social engineering, ranking first (in a tie), second, and third against other sectors respectively for percentage of data…

Pediatric critical care transport teams at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware participated in a study using iPads to communicate about the patient’s condition prior to and during transport.  The study, which was funded by the Nemours Fund for Children’s Health, found that use of iPads provided better communication between the transport…

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a settlement with the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule.  The settlement, which was for $50,000, is unique because it is the first settlement involving a breach of electronic…