If your technology in any way touches the protected health information, then the above precautions should be taken.
From Fox News Magazine’s “How to Get Your Embarrassing Photos Off the Internet”
If a customer’s URL visit is construed by a court to be the equivalent of a “communication,” it is quite possible the Verizon’s activities will expose it to claims of Wiretap Act violation…
The Supreme Court’s ruling on this issue could have profound implications on telephone user privacy.
