When new physicians or employees are hired in a physician’s practice, the office manager or office...

When new physicians or employees are hired in a physician’s practice, the office manager or office administrator typically has the responsibility to set the physician or employee up in the PM and EHR system(s) as part of the security measures. Explain each type of security role in Prime Suite.

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There are three types of safeguards that you need to implement: administrative, physical and technical.

Administrative Safeguards : Office administrator comes under this security rule .

Administrative safeguards are the policies and procedures that help protect against a breach. They determine documentation processes, roles and responsibilities, training requirements, data maintenance policies and more. Administrative protections ensure that the physical and technical protections are implemented properly and consistently.

Physical Safeguards : A physician's practice comes under this security rule

Physical safeguards make sure data is physically protected. They include security systems and video surveillance, door and window locks, and locations of servers and computers. They even include policies about mobile devices and removing hardware and software from certain locations.

Technical Safeguards : Office manager comes under this security rule

Technical safeguards are the technology and related policies that protect data from unauthorized access. Each covered entity needs to determine which technical safeguards are necessary and appropriate for the organization in order to protect its ePHI. The Department of Health and Human Services states that you need to “establish a balance between the identifiable risks and vulnerabilities to ePHI, the cost of various protective measures, and the size, complexity and capabilities of the entity.”

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