Originally Posted by apricot
What if somebody breaks into my office and steals the main computer with AmazingCharts.mdb database and imported items? Would it be HIPAA non-compliance because I didn't encrypt the databases on my main computer in the office?
Apricot, I put this question on Experts-Exchange and received an great answer. Apparently, there are software and hardware solutions. They make hard drives which are encrypted by default. But, I found this really cool software which runs the gamut from rather inexpensive to very. It encrypted the entire drive including the computer, and it appears everything that connects to it. So, if you add files to your flash drive and remove it, it is also encrypted.

The demo is really cool.

http://www.pgp.com/products/wholediskencryption/demo.html


http://na.pgpstore.com/product.aspx?sku=3118550


http://na.pgpstore.com/product.aspx?sku=3118545

Bert
Pediatrics
Brewer, Maine