With the inclusion of Biometrics to the IPHONE 5, as seen in
this article, http://secureidnews.com/news-item/analysis-biometrics-and-the-iphone/,
there are many pros and cons that will affect how to be hipaa compliant.
Awesome that you can use your own identification to open you
mobile device but it also comes with organizations and individuals who think
this is not such a great thing.
For many years putting sensitive information on your mobile
device was a no no, it can be stolen and access easily gained. That is evident in the rules the Government
puts forward like the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act,
HIPAA. A HIPAA Risk assessment requires
you to encrypt and safeguard data at rest and in motion, and focus a lot on
mobile devices. So you would think this
type of encryption and access would be welcome, well it is in and it isn’t.
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