decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 2 (February)
Check changes, put in procedures to keep ever-changing IT HIPAA compliant
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Article Overview
This article discusses health IT security practices that can help providers reduce HIPAA risk as their environments evolve. It covers broad topics such as authentication, cloud-based systems, security risk assessments, patch management, mobile security, data destruction, patient communication preferences, and use of government resources for guidance. The piece is aimed at health care leaders, practice managers, clinicians, and IT/security staff who need to understand how operational changes can affect compliance efforts.
Why This Topic Matters
Health care organizations regularly add new technologies, update systems, and handle patient information across multiple devices and communication channels. Understanding the compliance implications of those changes helps teams reduce breach risk and maintain stronger HIPAA-aligned security practices.
Article Sections
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Sign in safer
Discusses authentication and access-related security considerations for health IT environments, including the general role of stronger sign-in controls and cloud access.
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Big change means new SRA
Covers security risk assessment timing and how system changes, upgrades, and patches can affect ongoing compliance planning. It also addresses patch management and related IT maintenance topics.
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Make safe mobile easy for docs
Focuses on secure mobile communication approaches for handling patient information on smartphones and related usability concerns.
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3 more IT HIPAA hints
Summarizes additional general compliance topics, including data disposal, use of public guidance resources, patient-requested communication methods, and treatment of patient-collected device data.
What You Will Learn
- How changing IT environments can affect HIPAA-related security planning
- Why authentication and mobile access are emphasized in health care security
- How security risk assessments fit into ongoing compliance maintenance
- What general areas of IT hygiene are relevant to protecting health information
- How patient communication preferences and patient-generated data relate to handling PHI
Who Should Read This
- Health care providers
- Practice administrators
- Health IT staff
- Compliance and privacy officers
- Medical group managers
- Cybersecurity consultants serving health care
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