We came across this story yesterday http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/06/20120626a.html in which a portable storage device (USB drive) containing Protected Health Information (PHI) of their Medicaid beneficiaries was stolen from an Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) employee.  The Alaska DHSS now has $1.7 million fine on their hands as a result.  Having security and access controls to electronic health records is of the utmost importance and not having those controls violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996 and more recently, the Health Information Technology For Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.  We highlight this instance because security of PHI cannot be stressed enough and if PHI is contained outside of a protected and certified platform, like MediSked Connect, agencies run a serious risk of having client information compromised.  MediSked employs the same security measures on its site that a major bank would and for good reason.