The 9 Standards for HIPAA’s Administrative Safeguards
HIPAA’s definition on Administrative Safeguards: “Administrative actions, and policies and procedures, to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect electronic protected health information and to manage the conduct of the covered entity’s workforce in relation to the protection of that information.” HHS.gov
HIPAA Privacy vs. HIPAA Security; Whats the Difference?
If you’ve been searching around about HIPAA compliance, you’ve probably seen the terms “Privacy” and “Security”. They both relate to compliance on the subject of protecting patient information, but heres the distinction:
HIPAA Compliance, an In-depth Overview
There are four HIPAA rules any one working with ePHI should know about. They are: 1. HIPAA Privacy Rule 2. HIPAA Security Rule 3. HIPAA Enforcement Rule 4. HIPAA Breach Notification Rule The HIPAA Privacy Rule The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information and applies […]
A close read of the HIPAA Security Rule
HIPAA established the Security Rule to ensure that all covered entities have implemented safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and access of PHI. There are two types of implementation specifications: “required” and “addressable.” Wherever the Security Rule reads “required,” that specification must be implemented; whereas, if it says “addressable,” there is some wiggle room in […]