FREE Executive Brief - HIPAA Security: 7 Steps

Product Description

The health care industry accounts for 17% of the GDP of the U.S. and is the largest segment of the U.S. economy. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) directly impacts the entire health care industry – a $1.7 Trillion vertical. HIPAA is a comprehensive piece of legislation that includes the Administrative Simplification Title. It is this Title that sets specific requirements in the areas of Transactions and code sets, Identifiers, Privacy and Security. Tied in to these legislative requirements are compliance dates and penalties for violations.

The focus of this brief is on the HIPAA Security Rule and specifically on the seven critical steps that HIPAA Compliance and Security Officers can follow to assist organizations with their compliance initiatives.

About the Author
Ali Pabrai is the chief executive of ecfirst. ecfirst is an Inc. 500 business.

Document Details
Document: 7StepstoHIPAASecurityCompliance2007EB.pdf
File size: 245 KB
File type: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
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