Technical Safeguards

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Technical Safeguards

Technical safeguards generally refer to security aspects of information systems. Examples include:

  • Different computer security levels are in place to allow viewing versus amending of reports.
  • Systems that track and audit employees who access or change PHI.
  • Automatic log-off from the information system after a specified time interval.
  • User authentication, with log-on and passwords.