Healthcare & IT

With healthcare organizations, one of the considerations is how to dispose of PHI or Protected Health Information. AfterTech ITAD adheres to all HIPAA Standards.

HIPAA calls for "reasonable safeguards for data protection", basically keeping all PHI away from the wrong people. To keep your organization compliant with HIPAA data laws, it's crucial that complete data eradication is guaranteed when you are disposing of surplus equipment that was used for PHI storage. The best way to ensure that you meet these standards is to wipe or destroy all data bearing devices using HIPAA compliant hard drive destruction strategies. AfterTech destroys all hard drives with sensitive information or PHI, giving our clients a clear peace of mind. 

Use these tips to make sure you are HIPAA compliant and to protect your organization from penalties:

• Ensure that all PHI information that is being disclosed or sent out, including paper and hardware, is properly documented and safely sent.
• Destroy all hard drives containing sensitive information with HIPAA compliant hard drive destruction strategies.
• Request a Certificate of Data Destruction to document thorough data destruction.
• Have a representative witness the destruction process - or request a video copy.
• Request third party testing to ensure complete data destruction.