Maintaining role-based access

Frank Ruelas (francisco.ruelas@dignityhealth.org) is a Facility Compliance Professional with Dignity Health in Phoenix.

One of the technical safeguards in the HIPAA Security Rule includes the required implementation specification of a unique user identifier. Many people are very familiar with this safeguard and often refer to it as their “login” or credentials to access a network or to access various applications or programs that create, maintain, receive, or transmit electronic protected health information (ePHI).

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