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Has anyone ever done their MT work from a hotel/motel - using the available WiFi?

Posted: Dec 11, 2014

I am concerned about being HIPAA compliant and accessibility to any information I would be sending or receiving.

I did it back in 2006. - sm

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Was displaced by a natural disaster for 8 weeks and worked on Hilton wifi. I'm not sure about HIPAA compliance rules at that time, but my employer (a big MTSO) was well aware of my situation and approved it.

Thank you for the reply. - I am also going to be temporarily displaced.

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I suppose I should give my manager a call.

You can use an aircard - sm

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such as one from AT&T, Verizon, etc., and adjust the security settings to make it like your own private network. I am not sure of the cost, however.

Thank you for your reply. - I am not familiar with an aircard, I will look int

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I did call my manager and she is also looking into what I would need to do in order to work, but still be HIPAA compliant.

aircard - pickygirl

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If you look into getting an aircard, be sure you understand just how much airtime actually comes with the plan you select. Working one 8-hour shift could potentially consume an entire month's worth of data and every minute over that allotment can cost up to $1 a minute...I learned this the expensive way (a week in a hotel cost me $450 in data fees...)

wifi from restaurant... sm - Sam

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Two years ago the power was out on our street for the better part of a day. My supervisor (with an MTSO) told me to go down to McDonalds with my laptop and work from there. I did, and had no connection issues, though as far as being HIPAA compliant, I have no clue.

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