Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 28 MAS 693 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Secured Versus Unsecured Information
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The idea
The breach notification rule applies to unsecured protected health information.
In practice
Information properly encrypted is generally treated as secured, which is why encryption matters so much when a device is lost.
Where people slip
Report a lost device whether or not you think it was encrypted; let the practice determine that.
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