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While great strides are being made every day in protecting patient information, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) says it has been struggling with nine top compliance issues across the country in 2018. Here are those issues and the steps Methodist takes every day to ensure our …

Questions you should ask and answers you need to know about putting out a fire. See the Safety Poster of the Month:Fire Extinguisher Use Remember: Safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!…

A reminder that when you have a job transfer, title change, or jobcode change, Security requires a form to be completed by your supervisor and signed by your VP, to set up door/building accesses on the photo ID badge. Complete the Access Key Request, available on the Intranet/Forms, or click here. …

While social media is a great place for sharing fun facts or tidbits about your everyday life, when you work in health care there simply isn't a lot about your work life you can put online. It's important to remember that patient information is protected by HIPAA, and even sharing "anonymous" inform…

According to HIPAA rules, all patients have the right to see and have a copy of their own medical records. However, because many Methodist employees have easy access to those electronic records, Methodist policy also specifies how medical records can be seen and used. What do you need to know? Und…

Secret Recording of Employees Over 90 percent of Americans own a cellphone; 77 percent are smart phones that can record and upload information instantly to the internet. It is no longer a matter of “if” you will be recorded; it’s a matter of “when”. Not all recording devices are obvious; something…

What is the cost of a data breach? In their 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Report, IBM and the Ponemon Institute found that healthcare data breach costs average $408 per record, the highest of any industry for the eighth straight year. The study found that the average cost of a data breach across indu…

Preventing falls starts with you! Start by knowing the three A's of fall prevention. See the Safety Poster of the Month: The 3 A's of Fall Prevention Remember: Safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!…

Prior to using patients’ protected health information for research, individual authorizations must be obtained from patients in writing. So what does that look like? HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) explains that individual authorizations must: Be written in plain language to ensure they can be …

Your safety on and off the job is important. Please pay attention to construction traffic! See the Safety Poster of the Month: Drive Safely Remember: Safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!…