ITAaPS specializes in working in tandem with your HIPAA Security Officer (HSO) to ensure your organization is gathering the proper evidence needed to demonstrate effective security controls.
Whether annually, quarterly or weekly, we can provide you with a variety of support services to meet your organizations’ unique requirements.
Value-Added Risk Analysis – HIPAA Security Rule using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Guidelines
Covered Entities
- HIPAA compliance
- Risk analysis
- Vulnerability identification
- Mitigation strategies
- Improved security
Business Associates / Entities
- Government guidelines
- Independent
- Structured
- Scalable
- Measurable
At ITAaPS, we specialize in all aspects of conducting a risk analysis. Our consultants are ready to assist you eparing for an internal or external audit. We are committed to providing world class HIPAA IT assessment support.
Through our effective HIPAA IT assessment program, we offer our clients the ability to:
- Achieve and maintain regulatory compliance
- Identify, analyze, mitigate and remediation risks
- Improve efficiency, reduce costs, and focus on business core competencies
- Enhance your organizations public perception
Per 45 CFR §164.308(a)1), a risk analysis is necessary for compliance with the HIPAA security rule. It is essential that covered entities ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information. Business Associates are currently “strongly encouraged” to conduct a risk analysis and will be required to conduct a risk analysis in the near future.
Covered Entities may include the following:
A Health Care Provider
- Chiropractors
- Clinics
- Dentists
- Nursing Homes
- Pharmacies
- Physicians
- Psychologists
…but only if they transmit any information in an electronic form in connection with a transaction for which HHS has adopted a standard.
Health Plan
- Company health plans
- Government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the military and veterans health care programs
- Health insurance companies
- HMOs
Health Care Clearinghouse
This includes entities that process non-standard health information received from another entity into a standard (i.e.: standard electronic format or data content), or vice versa
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