Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 25 MAS 609 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Encryption
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The idea
Encryption scrambles electronic information so it cannot be read without the proper key.
In practice
Federal guidance warns against emailing health information unless it is encrypted, and lost devices holding unencrypted information can lead to a reportable breach.
Where people slip
Use only the practice's approved, secure methods for sending patient information.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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