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VIDEO: How should you respond to a possible privacy breach?


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE PHYSICIANS LEGAL ISSUES CONFERENCE

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CHICAGO – Overreact, don’t underreact, when it comes to possible health care privacy breaches, attorney Clinton Mikel advised at a conference held by the American Bar Association.

The actions that physicians take immediately following a potential data exposure will significantly impact how the Health and Human Services Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) responds to the incident and whether physicians face penalties, said Mr. Mikel, who specializes in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state privacy laws.

In an interview at the conference, Mr. Mikel, who practices law in Southfield, Mich., discussed common misconceptions that physicians have about privacy breaches and the best ways in which to respond internally to possible exposures. He also offered guidance on the top mistakes to avoid when confronted with possible security breaches and shared perspective on how the OCR might address such issues in the future.

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