At HIMSS24, perspective on safeguarding ePHI and restricting unauthorized access

Mobile use in the healthcare space has long been a double-edged sword with personal devices giving clinicians the ability to access healthcare data at any time from anywhere. Still, they also leave organizations vulnerable to myriad privacy and security risks, giving organizations big IT headaches.

Once the elephant in the room, texting patient data in healthcare is now the norm. Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid clarified its stance on texting patient data among members of …

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