You finally close up shop. You have AC and you can make copies of records to give out to patients. You do all of the other little things.
What will I do with that copier that I don't need anymore? Throw it away? Give it to a friend?
Keep in mind that most copiers made in the past few years have hard drives to make it work faster and store all your print and copy jobs. Tons of HIPAA data are on those hard drives. Giving it away is like giving much of your data to someone else.
You have to make sure you remove the drives, wipe them clean, then have a professional hard drive destruction company destroy it and give you a certificate to same.
Just a thought that some people don't know.
