WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018 ❚ SIUSLAW NEWS
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Protecting Your Privacy
(NAPSA)—Some people are tak-
ing an unhealthy interest in your
medical information—but they can be
stopped.
The Problem
With data breaches occurring
across many industries, even sensitive
data pertaining to patient health care
records is at risk. A recent University of
Phoenix study of 504 registered nurs-
es and administrative staff found that
only a quarter of registered nurses
have seen changes in the way their
companies handle data security and
patient privacy over the past year de-
spite increased data breaches across
all industries. The survey also found
that 20 percent of registered nurses
and 19 percent of administrative staff
admitted their facilities have experi-
enced a breach of private patient data.
Furthermore, the Identity Theft
Resource Center notes that, as of No-
vember 2017, there had been nearly
5 million data breaches in the health
care industry. These breaches can be
detrimental to organizations: Accord-
ing to IBM’s 2017 Cost of Data Breach
Study, health care is the most costly in-
dustry for data breaches, with the av-
erage cost per affected record at $380.
The issue is further compounded
by a lack of trained cybersecurity pro-
fessionals to combat hackers, espe-
cially in health care, where profession-
als make less and are responsible for
not only protecting systems, but lives.
Without trained experts, the onus falls
on RNs and administrators, who may
be unaware of how to identify or pre-
vent breaches.
Expert Advice
“Patient safety transcends physical,
emotional and electronic bounds and,
“Without improved training and ro-
bust cybersecurity response plans
incorporated into information tech-
nology strategies, the health care in-
dustry will continue to bear the brunt
of these attacks.”
What’s Being Done
Current steps being taken to en-
sure the protection of patient data
include:
• Updated privacy and access
policies, according to more than two-
thirds of RNs and administrative staff;
• Role-based access, according to
59 percent of RNs and 60 percent of
administrative staff; and
• Data surveillance, according to
most RNs and administrative staff.
“Understanding what we do well
now to protect patient data can help
us create an increasingly sophisticated
framework to safeguard this sensitive
information,” added Savron. “Univer-
sity of Phoenix offers degree and cer-
tifi cate programs that help prepare
health care professionals to provide
the best possible care to their patients
while taking steps to protect their
personal information.” The school
helps working adults move effi ciently
from education to careers in a rapidly
changing world.
Learn More
For information about programs
offered through the College of Health
Professions and College of Informa-
tion Systems and Technology, visit
phoenix.edu. For full survey informa-
tion and an infographic, visit www.
phoenix.edu/about_us/media-center/
news/uopx-survey-finds-one-in-five-
healthcare-professionals-have-experi-
enced-patient-data-breaches.html.
Health care facilities these days
take several steps to ensure pa-
tient privacy—and you can learn
how to help.
in our increasingly digital world, it is
important for health care profession-
als to be prepared for the possibility of
data breaches,” said Doris Savron, ex-
ecutive dean for the College of Health
Professions, College of Education and
College of Humanities & Sciences at
University of Phoenix. “Everyone in
the health care industry must work
together to establish protocols and
implement training to secure and pro-
tect all patient data to reduce the risk
of being compromised.”
Nurses and administrative staff
agree, with 23 percent of RNs and 34
percent of administrative staff stating
that additional support and training
is needed for health care privacy and
security.
“Health care organizations are ex-
tremely susceptible to human error.
If one employee accidentally invites
malicious malware into a system, the
impact can be catastrophic. To limit
the amount of breaches, cybersecu-
rity governance must improve,” said
Dennis Bonilla, executive dean for the
College of Information Systems and
Technology at University of Phoenix.
Bomb Cyclone Preparedness:
Four Easy Steps To Help Prevent Water-Pipe Damage
(NAPSA)—The unusually cold
temperatures that the country is
currently experiencing will cause
all kinds of chaos, including frozen
water pipes. If the pipes burst as a
result of the cold, this can be a ma-
jor nightmare—but something that
can be prevented with the proper
precautions.
For climates that rarely see ex-
tremely cold temperatures like what
we’re currently experiencing with
the ‘bomb cyclone’ weather system,
water pipes are particularly vulner-
able to freezing due to a lack of insu-
lation around the pipes.
Prevent Problems
Here are a few tips from Johns
Manville to help prevent frozen wa-
ter pipes:
1. If you know temperatures are
going to be extremely cold, keep
thermostats high and open cabinet
doors under sinks that are located
on outside walls.
2. Leave water dripping on all
faucets, for two-handle faucets, have
hot AND cold water dripping.
3. Wrap exposed water pipes
with insulation.
4. Add insulation to walls to help
keep the hidden pipes protected as
well.
“Adding insulation to exposed
water pipes is one of the easiest DIY
home-improvement projects to do,”
says Tommy Knappich, VP and Gen-
eral Manager of Building Insulation
at Johns Manville. “If you take further
preventative measure in the future,
adding wall insulation is not a diffi -
cult task and will help protect those
pipes that are not exposed, and keep
your home more comfortable in all
types of weather.”
How To Tell
How will you know if your pipes
have frozen? You’ll turn the faucet
on and nothing will happen. This is
the best-case scenario because it
can be easily remedied. What you
don’t want to happen is for the pipes
to burst as a result of being frozen.
If you notice that a pipe has fro-
zen, search exposed pipes for the
frozen area:
• Feel the pipes with your hand
to fi nd the area of the pipe that is
colder than others.
• Look for drips coming from the
pipe, or frost build-up on the pipe.
• Use a screwdriver handle or an-
other blunt object, to gently tap the
pipe listening for a “solid” sound.
What To Do
Quick action to thaw the pipe
will help prevent bursting. Once
you’ve found where the pipe has fro-
zen, here’s how to unthaw it:
• Turn the faucet on, also turn on
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from adjoining faucets may get to
the frozen section and help thaw
the ice.
• Use a hair dryer and run it back
and forth along the pipe. Make sure
to keep it moving any uneven or
sudden heating can rupture the
pipe.
• Add salt to the frozen drain.
• Wrap the pipe in hot towels,
replacing them ever 5–10 minutes
until the water is running.
• DO NOT add boiling water to
the pipe—a sudden temperature
change will cause the pipe to burst.
“Adding insulation can be a
weekend project that will create
peace-of-mind during these ex-
treme weather situations,” said
Knappich. “Installing the insulation
properly can be just as important as
adding insulation. For instance, en-
suring the insulation is split around
pipes so that a portion of the insu-
lation is between the pipe and the
wall will keep the pipe from being
exposed to more cold.”
Learn More
For more information about how
to insulate your home for comfort
and energy effi ciency please consult
Johns Manville’s helpful how-to vid-
eos at www.jm.com/diyvideos.
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