Employees in an organization should keep in mind that protecting the patient’s health information must be of high priority. They should believe that patient health information is part of their responsibility, and their civic duty.

We are aware that there have been a large number of protected health information breaches and many healthcare organizations have been struggling to comply with HIPAA. Five ways to avoid health data breaches are

1. Conduct an annual HIPAA security risk analysis
2. Inoculate yourself by encrypting data-at-rest
3. Conduct more frequent vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
4. Invest in security awareness of your workforce
5. Engage with your business associates

Link: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/5-ways-avoid-health-data-breaches?page=0