{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Preventing a HIPAA Violation in 2012","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3Whm5gaDFE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/preventing-a-hipaa-violation-in-2012\/\">Preventing a HIPAA Violation in 2012<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/preventing-a-hipaa-violation-in-2012\/embed\/#?secret=3Whm5gaDFE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Preventing a HIPAA Violation in 2012&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"3Whm5gaDFE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The government\u2019s HIPAA Audit Program has been underway since November 2011, but it is scheduled to continue through the end of 2012. With more awareness and data breaches reported than ever, here are a few areas your company should be sure to evaluate this year in order to reduce your risk of a HIPAA violation. Mobile Device Security The infamous Ponemon Institute study on data breaches reports that 81 percent of healthcare organizations use mobile devices to collect, store and transmit patient data. Yet 49 percent take no security precautions to ensure those devices and patient data are protected, and less than 24 percent use encryption. According to a Jackson &amp; Coker report, four out of five physicians use smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices and apps in daily practice in order to collect patient data from patient exams and easily enter it into their digital EHR\/EMR (electronic health or medical records) systems. The top three healthcare specialties that use mobile devices most frequently include: 40% Emergency department physicians 33% Cardiologists 31% Urologists and Nephrologists However, the use of mobile devices can increase the potential for a HIPAA breach, especially if the device is lost and not protected by a...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mobile-Device-Security.jpg"}