Privacy Officer's Roundtable

  • 1.  who's responsible?

    Posted 10-22-2020 02:15 PM
    ​If an employee saved personal files (taxes, family members names, dob, ssn) to a computer owned by a CE and that pc was involved in an impermissionable disclosure, is the CE responsible for the PII in those files?

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    Tara Yeaton, RHIT, CHPC
    Director of HIM Operations
    Deputy Privacy Officer
    MaineGeneral Medical Center
    Augusta, Me
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  • 2.  RE: who's responsible?

    Posted 10-23-2020 05:48 AM
    Hmmmm....was the employee's saving of the information you described part of the employee's assigned roles and responsibilities?  Was the employee using the company owned PC for non-work or personal reasons?




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  • 3.  RE: who's responsible?

    Posted 10-23-2020 07:13 AM
    Depends on their job duties. Why were those files there? Look at your state data breach laws.

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    Brenda Manning J.D., C.H.C., C.H.P.C.
    Privacy Director
    Privacy Officer
    Carilion Clinic

    The views expressed herein are my own and do not represent those of my employer. They are not meant to constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.
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