decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 10 (October)
As health care hacking evolves, take these 4 steps to protect your practice
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Article Overview
This compliance-focused article discusses how changing health care cyber threats affect HIPAA security risk analysis and day-to-day practice protection efforts. It is aimed at providers, compliance officers, and practice managers who want a broad overview of threat monitoring, vendor due diligence, technology-related risk awareness, and internal communication practices. The guidance is presented as general security and compliance strategy rather than code-based billing instruction.
Why This Topic Matters
Cybersecurity threats can affect patient information, operations, and HIPAA compliance responsibilities. The article helps readers understand the kinds of organizational practices and monitoring habits that may be important as threats change over time.
Article Sections
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How to stay updated about threats
Discusses general ways health care organizations can monitor the cyber threat environment and keep compliance staff informed. It emphasizes staying current with security news and regulatory updates.
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Get tough with vendors
Covers broad vendor oversight and contract-management topics for health care organizations. The section addresses evaluating outside technology partners and maintaining security expectations in business relationships.
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2 more tips to protect your practice
Summarizes additional practice-wide security considerations related to changing technology and internal awareness. It focuses on overall risk awareness for new tools and sharing security information within the organization.
What You Will Learn
- How evolving cyber threats can affect HIPAA security planning
- Ways to stay informed about new threats and regulatory activity
- What to consider when evaluating technology vendors and contracts
- How new technology can change an organization’s security exposure
- Why internal communication and training matter for security awareness
Who Should Read This
- Physician practices
- Compliance officers
- Practice managers
- Health care administrators
- Medical group staff responsible for HIPAA security
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