{"id":13827,"date":"2012-12-16T09:27:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=13827"},"modified":"2012-12-16T09:27:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T14:27:24","slug":"mobile-devices-know-the-risks-take-the-steps-protect-and-secure-health-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2012\/12\/mobile-devices-know-the-risks-take-the-steps-protect-and-secure-health-information.html","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Devices: Know the RISKS. Take the STEPS. PROTECT and SECURE Health Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HealthIT.gov<\/a>I haven’t blogged about it much this year due to the pressures of my own work, but I’m seriously <\/em>impressed with the relevance, quality and user-friendliness of the work being done by the folks at ONC (the health IT branch of the department of Health & Human Services).<\/p>\n

In the summer they released a superb consumer-friendly video<\/a> that teaches, in just three minutes, the case for getting engaged in our medical records. And, showing that they’re really <\/em>consumer-friendly, they even made a one-minute version<\/a>! (Don’t you wish all government agencies “got” being clear to citizens this well?)<\/p>\n

Now there’s similar news on reaching out to providers, on an extremely important issue: data security with handheld devices.<\/p>\n

This week, at ONC’s annual meeting, many members of SPM were in attendance; I couldn’t, because I was already booked in other meetings, but that’s great, because it’s important<\/em>\u00a0that SPM have an ever-growing list of human faces. \u00a0So I wasn’t there when this was announced, but it’s important enough I’m pasting in the press release, verbatim. It’s about a new web page<\/a> with numerous resources on the important issues providers should know about<\/strong> re security when using mobile devices in their work. Go check it out. (More notes below.)
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At the\u00a02012 ONC Annual Meeting<\/a>\u00a0today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new education initiative\u00a0including a\u00a0set of online tools to provide health care providers and organizations practical tips on ways to protect their patients\u2019 protected health information when using mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones.<\/p>\n

Called\u00a0Mobile Devices: Know the RISKS. Take the STEPS. PROTECT and SECURE Health Information<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is available at\u00a0www.HealthIT.gov\/mobiledevices<\/a>. It offers educational resources such as videos, easy-to-download fact sheets, and posters to promote best ways to safeguard patient health information. Launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today, a new education initiative and set of online tools provide health care providers and organizations practical tips on ways to protect their patients\u2019 protected health information when using mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
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Topics and resources linked on that page:<\/p>\n

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