How to Properly Dispose of Paper Medical Records, Physical PHI Under HIPAA
- Improper disposal of protected health information (PHI) can result in HIPAA violations, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations, and hefty fines. For example, in August 2022, OCR settled a case with a Massachusetts-based dermatology practice after discovering that empty specimen containers with labels that included PHI were thrown away in an unsecured garbage bin in the...