The current HIPAA Security rule defines Risk Analysis as: “Conducting an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risk and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability ...

Despite years of federal warnings, many HIPAA regulated organizations neglect to expand their security risk analysis very far ...

A risk assessment is a mandatory annual task completed by a covered entity and a business associate. It is a HIPAA law created to ensure that all of the HIPAA compliance risks (administrative, ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliancy Group reminds healthcare organizations of their obligation to complete their annual HIPAA security risk assessment. HIPAA compliance largely depends ...

Even as enforcement increases and penalties stiffen, most organizations are still not adequately responding to their responsibilities under HIPAA to execute a comprehensive approach to risk analysis ...

ecfirst’s HIPAA Risk Assessment is a robust, end-to-end engagement that begins with an in-depth review of existing policies, procedures, and technical safeguards. Our team conducts structured ...

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Four years ago, ransomware was just a blip on the healthcare industry’s radar. Today, it’s one of the biggest threats to the market – with 88 percent of all ransomware attacks targeting hospitals.

Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...