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Learn from this NFL team's EMR fumble

Posted on Wednesday June 15, 2016  |  washington redskins, theft, security, passwords, nfl, hipaa, healthcare, emr

ESPN recently reported that a laptop containing the medical records of thousands of NFL players was stolen from the car of a Washington Redskins' trainer. And while the team released a statement saying no health information protected under HIPAA guidelines was at risk, the incident shows that EMRs are vulnerable no matter the size of your company. That's why you need to have all medical records completely protected no matter where they are being stored.

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