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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Wellsville: Jones Memorial slects new Privacy Officer


WELLSVILLE, NY (April 24, 2018) – Deanna Hackett, Health Information Management (HIM) lead at Jones Memorial Hospital, has been named the hospital’s Privacy Officer.The HIM department ensures the appropriate and confidential use of health information. The primary responsibility of the Privacy Officer is to enforce HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. “It is a natural fit,” said Ms. Hackett of adding the Privacy Officer to her duties. “My HIM responsibilities fall in line with the responsibilities of the privacy officer. On both fronts the task is to protect and uphold state and federal laws, while balancing patient care needs and patient privacy.” Ms. Hackett, who will be celebrating her fifth anniversary at JMH, started her career in HIM and Quality Management.