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Hospital encryption?

KC3ECJ

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Seriously? A hospital is using these? Most hospitals these days use an internal phone system that runs on the WiFi. Discussing anything to do with patients needs to be encrypted or they risk HIPAA violations. If they are actually doing this..especially on GMRS they are stupid.
HIPAA does not require encryption for voice communications.
 

K6GBW

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No, it doesn't, but it also says that you must safeguard PII and Patient Medical Information. So how are you safeguarding it when you broadcast it over an unencrypted radio frequency? Trust me, I'm very very familiar with HIPAA and what is required. Anyone broadcasting anything about patients over a radio is playing with fire.
 
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