Resources for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A failure to protect privacy

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Audits are most valuable when their negative findings trigger positive changes. A recent internal audit by the Pinellas County clerk of the circuit court found systemic mishandling of the public's sensitive information in county and state offices. Documents with Social Security numbers, medical information and other legally protected data were found in trash containers at government buildings. Now it is up to the people responsible for ensuring the security of county and state records to make changes.

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