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Information Security Is for Everyone By Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA

Information Security Is for Everyone By Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA. Setting the Standard for Security. Electronic health information must be confidential, have integrity, and be available. Each provider must protect against threats or hazards to the security of the information.

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Information Security Is for Everyone By Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA

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  1. Information Security Is for EveryoneBy Jill Burrington-Brown, MS, RHIA

  2. Setting the Standard for Security • Electronic health information must be confidential, have integrity, and be available. • Each provider must protect against threats or hazards to the security of the information.

  3. Practical Security Safeguards • For our system • At our workstation • When using e-mail and the Internet

  4. Safeguarding Our System

  5. What Are the Potential Risks to Our System? • Theft • Vandalism • Snooping • Environment

  6. How Can We Minimize the Risks? Protect Physical Access • Control location • Lock equipment • Use screen filters • Label laptops • Lock or shut down

  7. Protecting System Access • Identifying Who are you? • Authenticating Something you know Something you have Something you are

  8. Protecting System Access… • Authorizing Rights and permissions • Accounting Audit trails and logs

  9. Manage your Password! Choose a strong password! Don’t share it with anyone! Don’t write it down on a Post-It! Don’t “Save This Password!” Protecting System Access

  10. Protecting System Access… • Remove default passwords • Control software loaded on system • Remove unused software • Consider automatic log-off • Consider encryption for sending sensitive information

  11. Minimizing the Risks…. Education of the Workforce Who are the • Data owners • Data users • Data custodians • And what can they do?

  12. Minimizing the Risks…. Anticipate Environmental Hazards • Power outages/spikes • Fire • Flood

  13. How About the Internet? • Downloading information • E-mail

  14. Downloading Information • Freeware • Shareware Be careful: some of these programs create vulnerability to viruses, unexpected software interactions, and subversion of security controls, and may violate your licensure agreements if you don’t purchase the software.

  15. E-mail • Don’t open attachments from someone you don’t know • Don’t open attachments from someone you do know if the message seems strange

  16. Your PC The only safe PC is a powered-off PC Two thirds of all hacking is INTERNAL Most hacking activity takes place off-hours There is no such thing as a 100 percent secure system or network, but we can work toward better security practices.

  17. Your HIM Professionals Are a Valuable Resource! Working together we can manage the privacy and security of health information. Sponsored by © 2003 AHIMA

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