This presentation highlights 10 things you can do to protect patient data, and they really are easy!

2. PROTECT PATIENT DATA
• Destroy paper copies of
patient’s information as
soon as possible. Don’t
leave printed
information out where
others have access to
it.
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• Make sure computer
screens aren’t visible to
those in the waiting or
check-in areas. Install
privacy filters on
monitors if privacy is a
concern.
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• Install anti-virus,
intrusion detection, and
firewall software on all
facility computers. Run
computer and systems
checks often.
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3. PROTECT PATIENT DATA
• Do not use social security
numbers as your patient
unique identifier.
• Computers and servers
that contain patient data
should be locked and
secured.
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• Log out of your EHR
whenever you leave your
computer. All passwords
should remain confidential
and staff should not share
individual passwords.
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• Create complex passwords
that don’t include easily
guessed information.
Passwords should never be
written down and should
be changed every three
months.
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4. PROTECT PATIENT DATA
• If an employee leaves
the practice, their
status should be
changed to inactive
immediately.
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• Use audit trails to
determine which
employees are
forgetting to log off the
computer or can
access information
they don’t need to.
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• Make sure everyone is
on the same page about
your facility’s security
policies and is
knowledgeable on why
these policies are so
important.
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