In this episode we talk about the first listener suggested topic, security for the insecure.  I sit down with Heather Bregg an Research Analyst for Spectrum Health.

The topics that we discuss include current frustrations with information security, the unique world of healthcare research and how a non-secure person can protect themselves and their company.

Heather's LinkedIn profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-bregg-a6371356/

Links on how the privacy rule relates to Research:

• https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/research/index.html
• https://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_06.asp
• https://cynergistek.com/blog/when-is-data-collected-for-research-phi-covered-by-hipaa-and-when-is-it-not/

Links on PHI vs Limited Data Set vs De-Identified

• https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-topics/de-identification/index.html#protected
• http://www.healthinfolaw.org/lb/download-document/4477/field_article_file
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institutional_review_board/hipaa_research/de_identified_data.html
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institutional_review_board/hipaa_research/limited_data_set.html

Security tools

• https://check-host.net/ to identify server IP address and location
• https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ to check a websites security grade and various standard measures they should have in place
• https://www.browserling.com/ to visit a website using a virtual web browser