Kiosk Privacy and HIPAA By Evan Schuman Kiosks are a highly effective way to interact with customers, but in healthcare settings, they must be handled carefully to avoid compliance, privacy and cybersecurity problems. Evan Schuman Sometimes, the mere existence of a kiosk at a certain location can itself reveal potentially protected and sensitive information. Consider a kiosk that allows patient… Read More »
HIPAA Kiosks News I manage a self-service and kiosk association and we are doing a feature article on HIPAA modernization. The Cassidy/Baldwin Senate modernization of HIPAA initiative is in progress. It has the support of many companies as well as major health groups. It would be ideal to get some comments from compliance officer there. What are the… Read More »
HIPAA Commission Formed From Bill Cassidy website Press Release WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act to begin the process of modernizing our outdated health privacy laws and regulations. The presence of technology companies is increasing in health care, and health information is expanding… Read More »
HIPAA Compliance Kiosk News Good post from Becker today In Brief: To clear up a lot of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and HIPAA, HHS published guidelines Sept. 30 for employees and employers to better understand the privacy rule. Four things to know: HIPAA doesn’t prohibit businesses or individuals from asking customers about their COVID-19 vaccination status. HIPAA only… Read More »
