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Any organization that falls under the scope of the healthcare industry has the crucial responsibility of caring for patients, which includes maintaining compliance with HIPAA. What does that mean?
Being HIPAA compliant means your organization is taking the right steps to protect patients’ sensitive data, such as medical records and personal information. Navigating HIPAA compliance regulations can sometimes feel like finding your way through a maze, but the HIPAA consultants at Genius GRC can help.
HIPAA guidelines outline various requirements for your organization’s protected health information (PHI) security framework. Should you fall short of any of these, you could face hefty fines and serious legal repercussions. With so much on the line, you need to make sure your business stays compliant, and we can help with that.
We want you to have every tool necessary to succeed in the healthcare industry. Here, we’ll explain what you need to know about HIPAA regulations and how our consultants can help bolster your compliance efforts and trust from patients.
Compliance with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act covers four main rules regarding privacy, security, enforcement, and breach notification. The Privacy Rule sets high standards for keeping patient information confidential. Meanwhile, the Security Rule requires your organization to implement specific physical, technical, and administration safeguards to protect patient information.
The HIPAA Enforcement Rule describes what would occur if your organization were subject to investigation due to potential violations. Meanwhile, the Breach Notification Rule requires your organization to immediately notify a specific party about any breaches that do occur. The party you should notify depends on the type of breach.
Being HIPAA compliant means understanding these rules and following them closely. It also means showing your patients that you don’t cut corners when it comes to data protection, putting their safety first.
Violating HIPAA laws could subject your organization to detrimental legal and financial consequences and put your patients’ sensitive data at risk. Given the numerous laws and policies you must follow for compliance, it helps to have a HIPAA expert on your side.
Let one of our HIPAA consultants be your partner in maintaining compliance. Our services include thorough risk analysis, network penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and even training on HIPAA security awareness.
Your consultant can help you maintain compliance by advising you and assessing your current patient data network. They can also assist with auditing services, which is crucial for any organization in the healthcare industry.
Health data compliance is vital for healthcare providers, healthcare clearing houses, and health plans. Non-compliance puts your patients’ medical records and other sensitive information at risk of breaches, which could lead to numerous other problems. Failing to be HIPAA compliant can also lead to severe consequences that put your entire organization on the line because of legal and financial repercussions.
We start by getting to know you and analyzing your existing PHI protection framework, comparing it to HIPAA regulations. This analysis helps determine the effectiveness of your current system and identify potential improvement opportunities. Our consultants give you more than general recommendations; we provide a comprehensive gap analysis, cost projections, opportunity analysis, and more.
Once we know what your current security framework looks like, we can recommend various processes and best practices to help you address shortcomings and achieve HIPAA compliance.
Our experience speaks for itself. At Genius GRC, our HIPAA consultants know what it takes to satisfy the high-security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. We are here to be your adviser in privacy rule compliance so you can take advantage of all that HIPAA compliance has to offer, such as a consistently audit-ready environment, augmented data protection, and enhanced relationships with your patients.
Our expert recommendations cover your internal compliance framework by advising on operational processes and physical safeguards. We can even suggest special IT and cybersecurity practices, like deploying more advanced software or formulating a disaster recovery plan. Whatever your firm needs to remain HIPAA compliant, we’ve got you covered.
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Typical HIPAA violations include the illegal disclosure of patient information, loss of information-containing hardware, unencrypted patient data, and malware attacks or other cybersecurity threats.
The HIPAA consulting process involves three key steps: discovery, analysis, and recommendation.
The benefits of hiring a HIPAA consultant include helping your organization understand specific HIPAA requirements, identifying potential risks in your existing security framework, and improving operational processes surrounding patient data security.
