{"id":17572,"date":"2025-03-06T22:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T22:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medsafe5stg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=17572"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:56:56","slug":"security-risk-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medsafe.com\/security-risk-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Risk Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Most every healthcare organization must have physical safeguards in place to guard data integrity, confidentiality, and availability of Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI). They must limit physical access to their electronic information systems while ensuring employees can still perform their jobs properly.<\/p>

In general, physical safeguards are the mechanisms needed to protect electronic systems, equipment and data from threats, environmental hazards, and unauthorized intrusion.This includes restricting access to EPHI and retaining off-site computer backups. \u2028\u2028Areas of concern include access controls, workstation use and security, and device and media controls.\u00a0Each PDA, laptop, and desktop system should be reviewed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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