Dumpster Diver Demonstrates Importance of Proper Medical Record Storage and Disposal

A drawing of a person in the trash.

Just because a business closes its doors, it doesn’t mean that it no longer is obligated to safeguard patients’ protected health information (PHI), as one company recently learned. Earlier this month, the receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 out of the receivership estate to settle potential HIPAA violations.…

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