Dental providers must implement Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security measures into their practices to protect patients’ protected health information from a security breach.
Along with implementing measures, a HIPAA point person must be assigned the task of making sure policies and procedures are followed to reduce the chance of a breach on a daily basis.
A change in policies to secure protected health information and related staff trainings should be done in as timely a fashion as possible.
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