>> Click to listen to this episode or go to http://tobtr.com/7581379
- What if a staff member loses a laptop or it's stolen from the ambulance and it has all kinds of patient information stored on it?
- Do you have a HIPAA breach policy ready to go if needed?
- What should the breach notification include and how long do I have to inform the patient their personal information may have been compromised?
- What if an ambulance employee takes a picture on their personal smartphone of an accident scene or patient to share with the hospital ER staff?
- Individual patient health records are worth a lot of money on the black market. How do you protect this information?
The May 12 Wisconsin EMS Live show discussed HIPAA laws, breach of HIPAA (patient) protected information, and use of social media by employees.
Our guest attorney Scott LeBlanc with Godfrey & Kahn in Milwaukee covers these HIPAA topics and more. >> Click to listen to this episode or go to http://tobtr.com/7581379
Also meet new nationally featured writer and critical care paramedic from La Crosse Crystal Wallin. Crystal's writings are also featured in her new blog, "Standby for Tones", on the PAAW website. Read them by clicking here.
