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Tips on Security Camera Compliance

Be mindful of HIPAA rules

Installing security cameras in your ASC is not a decision to be made lightly, says Lani Dornfeld, a member at Brach Eichler LLC who works out of the firm’s Roseland, New Jersey, and West Palm Beach, Florida, offices. “When you consider HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996] rules, patient privacy and staff privacy, you must be thoughtful about where to put interior cameras. You must also be thoughtful about what is happening to recordings, whether you are capturing just video or audio as well.”

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