PHI- Protected Health INFO

HIPAA compliance

Prescription medication bottles

Point of PHI breach

• Collect the bottles with customer and provider free of concern or liability for PHI

• Remove the labels• Disposal and Recycle

• Needed- Easy low cost low energy solution • Current- lock and key protection

Simple products that could be modified for label removal

Application of current “technology”

GOLF ball cleaners-Higher volume areas like clinics, pharmacies

Auto Tools

Other concepts

A nurse, pharm- tech, or patient can use these simple methods to remove important PHI from pill

bottles in a few seconds , dispose of and recycle with little effort or

mess

Thoughts

• Liquid cleaners, bleaches, and solvents • Dry – kinetic friction method• Low waste, low effort to maintain, easy

training and usage• Reduce cost associated with lock and key style

removal• Products only need mild adaptation until

design is improved

Ideas

• Deploy devices to test locations• Invite product design class to improve designs• Invite a marketing /business class to create a

business plan.• Markets- clinics, hospitals, pharmacies,

concerned consumers, risk managers• Waste removal companies