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Carla, I haven’t heard of any hospitals that allow this. If you
were to let a patient bring in their laptop on your network and, let’s
say, they bring in a virus that wreaks havoc on your network, along with other
patient’s computers, who is liable? Not just that, but I believe
that this would create possible HIPAA issues if a patient were intelligent
enough to connect to a server or pc on the network that had PHI on it. I
could see this working if you set up a separate network just for patient access;
one in which they would have to sign a release that the hospital is not liable
for any damage that may come from use of the service or from malicious intent
of others that are on the network. It would be similar to the set up at
many hotels where they are on one network and they provide a separate WiFi
connection for their patrons. There’s my two cents worth! Have a great day! Larry
Carver A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands
are empty. Confidentiality
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carla Fuller Carla Fuller, CPC Applications Specialist Sault Ste. (906) 635-4663 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our patients are now asking for internet access while they
are recovering in our hospital. Does anyone provide a patient with a laptop or desktop
with internet access if requested ? Or, if a patient has his/her own computer do you allow them
to use them in the patient room and do you provide internet access ? Thank you Steve Pietrangelo WMI 906 635-1046 |
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