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How to Implement a Medical Record Retention and Destruction Process

by | January 17, 2020 | Medical Records | 4 min read
Healthcare organizations are required to store medical records for a specified retention period. Implementing a record retention and destruction process is vital for legal compliance and provides many other benefits to health organizations. Organized record retention saves space in the workplace, can improve continuity of care for patients, and...
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Data Breach Types and How to Protect Yourself

by | January 14, 2020 | Data Breach | 7 min read
Considering the average cost of a data breach in 2019 hit $8.19 million and how in just the first six months of the year there were more than 3,800 data breaches, it’s essential you know the types of breaches to look out for and more importantly how to protect...

Top Tips for Data Breach Prevention & Response

by | January 14, 2020 | Data Breach | 4 min read
Cyber-criminals are learning new techniques and tricks to steal information from people. It can be difficult to predict what they will do during an attack, but there are still things you can do for data breach prevention. It’s important to protect against invasion and try to minimize the damage....
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Residential Shredding: Services That Come to You

by | December 11, 2019 | Paper Shredding | 5 min read
There are two primary services used today for residential shredding services where providers come to you—mobile shredding and Ship ‘N’ Shred. Although all residential shredding services offer the same convenience of having them come to you, there are also differences that can make one option more preferable than the...
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What Do Scanning Services Do with Old Paper Copies?

by | November 9, 2019 | Paper Shredding | 3 min read
If you’re interested in document scanning, you’re probably also interested in security and making sure your records are handled properly. But because records scanning requires that some else handles your records, you’ve probably wondered: what happens to my records after they’ve been scanned? Fortunately, the answer is simple: after...
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How to Manage a Proper Medical Record Destruction Log

by | October 21, 2019 | Medical Records | 4 min read
A medical record destruction log is a detailed record that tracks when, what, and how inactive medical records were destroyed. These logs are important for ensuring that medical records are being destroyed properly to maintain compliance with HIPAA. What Should a Medical Record Destruction Log Include? Each medical record...