As the Information Security Officer (ISO) for a small pharmacy it is my responsibility to ensure both the physical and logical access controls to protect medication and funds that are maintained and located on the premises. In addition my responsibility would include maintaining the privacy of personal information of our customers. The ISO duties can include providing reports to the firm’s management, establishing information security procedures and standards, consulting and recommending to the pharmacy on issues of security enhancement. Potential physical vulnerabilities and threats that require consideration include; not allowing customers in after working hours, only employees will access the premises through the entrance after …show more content…
Also the lack of first aid kits within the pharmacy is also a physical threat. Other physical threats to consider may include; power loss, and an armed attack. Our next step is to identify and analyze any potential logical vulnerabilities and threats that require consideration. Logical risks or threats are those that are likely to affect the information that has to be protected. Most of the logical vulnerabilities and threats are concerned with software or programming errors, technical failures, web site intrusion and social engineering.
Logical security will provide a solution for protecting the information, and the location where the information is stored. This information includes a range of data to include our patient’s personal identifications, to the actual details of the pharmacy’s including its insurance data, patient prescriptions history, and other patient information that could be sensitive if it is exposed to the public The possible failure of communications services, and software or programming errors are also considered vulnerabilities. Additional vulnerabilities can be defects in the equipment, or mishandling of equipment during relocation, or our favorite is accidental spillage of liquids onto desktops or notebook computers. In addition to logical vulnerabilities at our location we need to be aware of logical vulnerabilities on our website. Some of the vulnerabilities on the web site would include the lack of
A growing demand has emerged in the healthcare field for well-trained pharmacy technicians to assist the pharmacist in many practice settings by assuming greater responsibilities. These may include order entry, filing prescription orders, compounding sterile preparations, cart fill exchanges, inventory control, operation of automated technology, utilizing the computer system as well as fulfilling other patient specific duties. Well-trained pharmacy technicians in retail and institutional settings are a vital part of the healthcare team.
The following risks, threats, and vulnerabilities were found in a healthcare IT infrastructure servicing patients with life-threatening situations. Given the list, select which of the seven domains of a typical
Discuss security standards and methods, including the need for data storage integrity and data backup and recovery. In addition to complying with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), SMC needs to be valiant in how the organization will protect information and manage network security. Information security is the protection of information against risk to its integrity, inadvertent disclosure, or availability (Hawkins, 2013a). The most common threats an organization's network will face are hackers, spyware, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and malicious insider (Hawkins, 2013a). To protect SMC from hackers, they will use firewalls and intrusion-detection devices. Firewalls protect network systems by obstructing unauthorized entry while allowing approved communications (Hawkins, 2013a). Intrusion-detection systems monitor who the user is and what the user accesses. To promote HIPPA, SMC will track the last names of users who accessed patients with the same last name to reveal inappropriate use of client information.
Jean, a former pharmacist, is now the network administrator for the LM Pharmacy in the town of Paris, Virginia. His duties include enabling the electronic transfer of information between health care providers (i.e., doctors and hospitals), patients, and the pharmacy itself. One of Jean’s most important responsibilities is to protect health information in accordance with federal law and the pharmacy’s privacy policy.
The next step is to identify the risks, threats and vulnerabilities. Hackers attack from the Internet, failure of hardware or software systems, or network outages are the most common threats. And common vulnerabilities are absence of firewall and antivirus software, absence of update patches, not adequately trained associates etc.
Information security and HIPAA policies should cover all the necessary access and control measures needed to secure information system resources and deter, shield and protect the organization from security breaches. The scenario demonstrates that the organizations overall information security posture is poor. The HIPAA, remote access and retention policies within the information management division need to be addressed due to the healthcare organizations legal obligation to ensure the privacy of protected information. Security safeguards can be addressed through vigilance and the implementation logical and administrative access controls. Properly administered HIPAA Privacy and remote access policies would not only help alleviate but quickly identify 3 undocumented accounts with global remote access. HIPAA security standards require any user with access to protected health information have a documented need to
Some include administrative, physical and technical safeguards. In administrative safeguards it allows the reader to understand the security management process to reduce risk and vulnerabilities. Security personnel responsible for developing and implementing security policies. Information access management minimum access to perform duties. Physical safeguard is about the limit of physical access to facilities, and how workstation and device security policies and procedure covering transfer, removal, disposal, and reuse of electronic media. Finally, technical safeguard is about the access control that restricts access to authorized personnel’s. Audit controls for hardware, software, and transitions. Integrity controls to ensure data is not altered or destroyed. Transmissions security to protect against un authorized access to data transmitted on network and via email. Moreover, there are three pillars of data security confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Confidentiality refers to the prevention of data loss, and is the category most easily identified with HIPAA privacy and security within healthcare environments. Usernames, passwords, and encryption are common measures implemented to ensure confidentiality. Availability refers to system and network accessibility, and often focuses on power loss or network connectivity outages. Integrity describes the trustworthiness and permanence of data, an assurance that the lab results or personal medical history of a patient is not modifiable by unauthorized entities or corrupted by a poorly designed process. Database best practices, data loss solutions, and data backup and archival tools are implemented to prevent data manipulation, corruption, or loss; thereby maintaining the integrity of patient
Data security is used to prevent anything that is unauthorized, and it helps to protect all of the data from any corruption. Almost daily, media reports highlight the failure of health care organizations to safeguard the privacy and security of patient data, whether electronic or paper. Preventing data breaches has become more complex, and at the same time, the fines being levied against health care organizations for violating the Health Insurance, (Zamosky, 2014).# In this paper, I will discuss the security measures, how the security measures used and how well did the security measure work.
All customer information will be stored in the system and accessible to the clerks as read only. Everything is to be password protected and only managers will have the ability to alter said information.
Hospitals have put in place widespread security and privacy measures to protect patient health information. However, there are still errors being made in data security through the IT standpoint. Some of these errors or issues include:
What excatly is suspense? The story “The Most Dangerous Game” by the author Richard Connell uses multiple ways or suspense. Just in case the reader doesn’t know what suspense is, I’ll explain. Suspense can have many definitions. The way I will be using it is by how the author grabs the reader into the book. For example, in “Little Red Riding Hood” the reader would say the suspence is when the wolf starts pretending like the grandmother and there is conflict between himself and Little Red. In this story, Connell uses story elements. For example, I will be explaing how he uses creepy settings, haracters and figurative language. It keeps the reader’s more intrested in the story. If the author uses discriptive workds like tall, dark, and more to describe something, the reader will have a better vision of the story. There are many crazy, physco things in the story that the reader would enjoy. This story “The Most Dangerous Game”
Being a member of the National Junior Honor Society would be an amazing opportunity that I would love to be a part of. It would be a great honor to be accepted into the society.
Companies can prevent falling victim to unauthorized physical access by developing and implementing simple policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines for employees as well as guests to follow. Secure all areas containing sensitive systems and/or data. Require staff to follow entrance procedures when entering a secured area. Also ensure that physical data such as important documents are secured. Require
In light of available security measures and their widespread acceptance within the information security community, there is no excuse for healthcare organizations to fail in fulfilling their duty to protect personal patient information. Guaranteeing the confidentiality and privacy of data in healthcare information is crucial in safeguarding the data of patients as there should be a legal responsibility to protect medical records from unauthorized access.
How would you involve your staff in hiring new teachers? Most districts have a process in place - you do not need to include district level steps like advertising for the job. Describe your selection process (what you would want it to be like as a principal) once it gets to your building level and how teachers would be involved.