[Scan-DC] DC fire department to encrypt

[Joel Kahn]

Knock Knock:
Who's there?
HIPPA
HIPPA who?
I can't tell you!


Joel R Kahn


________________________________
 From: ~Bill <ecps92 at earthlink.net>
To: 'Alan Henney' <alan at henney.com>; 'Scan DC' <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] DC fire department to encrypt its radio channels;	local fire chiefs deeply concerned
 

And before any throw the Hippo (and it's not HIPPA either) under the
Ambulance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) allows the
transmission of protected health information over the phone or radio for the
purpose of emergency response, which includes patients being transported by
ambulance or transferred between hospital facilities. While it is prudent
and responsible to minimize unnecessary transmission of patient identifying
information over the radio, this information is at times necessary to
complete a notification and provide the receiving hospital the information
it needs.

HIPAA does not require encryption of healthcare-related radio
communications. The best practice is for all communications to remain in the
clear. This avoids confusion and radio equipment incompatibility.


Bill - N1KUG
Boston, Mass
Cruise Ship Frequencies
http://scanmaritime.com/
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Scan-DC [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan
Henney
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 11:34 PM
To: Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] DC fire department to encrypt its radio channels;
local fire chiefs deeply concerned


And with this horrible disclosure of patient information, what's the worst
that's ever happened that we are aware?

-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Drzyzgula
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:33 PM
To: 'Luke Berndt' ; 'Doorgunner'
Cc: 'Jeff Krauss' ; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] DC fire department to encrypt its radio
channels;local fire chiefs deeply concerned

I would oppose encrypting routine fire rescue operations.  I am very
surprised though at the amount of medical information that is transmitted in
the open by ambulance/medic units  If you want to know what really happened
in an incident, try to catch the transmissions of the unit transporting any
patients/victims. You'll hear more than you need to know.

Cathy D

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