AccuShred Makes First Shred Cancer Donation to Susan G. Komen
AccuShred Presents Check for $3,400 Generated From Pink Bin Program
by Jeff Green
AccuShred President, Nate Segall, and Sales Manager, Jeff Green, recently met with the Board of Directors for Susan G. Komen of Northwest Ohio to present what should be the first of many donations generated through the Pink Bin program...
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HIPAA on Phones, Faxes and E-mail
Expert answers questions on patient information sent through electronic means
by M. E. Kabay
The Privacy Rule allows covered health care providers to share protected health information for treatment purposes without patient authorization, as long as...
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Many Companies Don't Know If They're Illegally Disposing E-Waste
One in five IT managers are unsure whether their old computers end up in landfills
by BusinessGreen Staff
"It is extremely worrysome that many of the country's largest companies are not able to guarantee that their equipment is not illegally dumped in landfill," said Anja French, director of communications at Computer Aid...
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Ten Cyber Shopping Tips to Help Guard Against Identity Theft This Holiday Season
Local Bank Offers Suggestions on How to Prevent Cyber Theft
Online holiday sales are projected to increase 15 percent in 2011 to nearly $60 billion, according to Forrester Research, Inc. But while consumers increasingly do their shopping online, there also is widespread concern they might fall prey to identity theft...
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Theft of Data of Four Million Patients Part of Wider Problem
Stolen Computers Contained Information of Several Million Patients
by Don Thompson and Marcus Wohlsen
The theft of a computer containing information on more than 4 million patients of a major Northern California health care provider may be among the largest breaches of health care data in recent years, but it’s far from the only incident of its kind...
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How Long Should You Keep Certain Records?
AccuShred Presents its Semi-Annual Record Retention Schedule
by Jeff Green
Quite frequently, AccuShred receives e-mails from our clients who want to know how long to keep certain files before shredding them. Last year, we included our record retention schedule in the Data Destruction News, and it was read by a record amount of subscribers. Because of its popularity, we decided to include it again...
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