Step 7: Prevent breaches
To safeguard patient health information, workers must know how to implement policies, procedures, and security audits. HIPAA requires the workforce to be trained on
To safeguard patient health information, workers must know how to implement policies, procedures, and security audits. HIPAA requires the workforce to be trained on
Implement your action plan. Implementation is about making HIPAA compliance a daily priority. That means adhering to HIPAA policies and procedures, and doing everything
Using your risk analysis results, develop a plan to mitigate the identified risks. As The Department of Health & Human Services points out, basic
This is among the most important aspects of HIPAA compliance. Think ahead about ways someone, or some group, might compromise files or databases containing
Document in writing, or electronically, your privacy and security policies and procedures. Specify why and where you have security measures in place, how you
HIPAA Compliance must be planned and executed by at least one leader. There is much to oversee, including: Development and updating of policies and
Organizations that must comply with HIPAA are called “covered entities”. The Privacy Rule protects most individually identifiable health information held or transmitted by a
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