The adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) and the increasing reliance on information technology in the Healthcare Industry has made it vitally important for organizations to ensure the safe handling of sensitive data. Full compliance demands that medical practitioners understand the threats and liabilities to protect sensitive...
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The adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) and the increasing reliance on information technology in the Healthcare Industry has made it vitally important for organizations to ensure the safe handling of sensitive data. Full compliance demands that medical practitioners understand the threats and liabilities to protect sensitive patient data.
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Implications of HIPAA and HITECH Non-Compliance
A core element of IT security is to effectively manage regulatory compliance requirements.
Today IT security
compliance programs such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), GLBA (Gramm-Leach
Bliley Act) and Sarbanes-Oxley have become diverse.
As a result of...
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Implications of HIPAA and HITECH Non-Compliance A core element of IT security is to effectively manage regulatory compliance requirements. Today IT security compliance programs such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), GLBA (Gramm-Leach Bliley Act) and Sarbanes-Oxley have become diverse. As a result of which, organizations are aiming for a complete compliance structure that is effective and also cost-efficient in nature. In case you happen to be medium/large scale medical provider, a hospital, a health clearing house, have expertise in health care solutions, conduct clinical research and are involved with patient health information (PHI) directly or indirectly, via an intermediary then according to HIPAA/HITECH regulations you are a “Business Associate” or “Covered Entity”. In such a situation, your institution is required to attain and maintain IT security and compliance according to the standards set up by HIPAA and HITECH. Healthcare providers and Bus
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Vulnerability management is an ongoing process to secure your critical data, valuable customer information, essential network assets and other important intellectual property. Most digital information that forms the basis of a Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) process of an enterprise resides on its assets that need to be...
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Vulnerability management is an ongoing process to secure your critical data, valuable customer information, essential network assets and other important intellectual property. Most digital information that forms the basis of a Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) process of an enterprise resides on its assets that need to be appropriately safeguarded.
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Staying Secure and Compliant With Effective Compliance Management Solutions
An increasing number of regulatory norms have been imposed on organizations to ensure confidentiality, integrity
and availability of vital patient health information.
With today s environment ridden with complex known and
unknown security hazards, it is...
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Staying Secure and Compliant With Effective Compliance Management Solutions An increasing number of regulatory norms have been imposed on organizations to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of vital patient health information. With today s environment ridden with complex known and unknown security hazards, it is crucial to be compliant with the necessary program policies and procedures in place. Without adequate compliance management policies in place, organizations sometimes take on enormous long term risks. Organizations that fail to comply with HIPAA/HITECH requirements can face lawsuits, as well as steep penalties. It has become imperative for healthcare organizations to streamline healthcare processes while also protecting the security and privacy of individuals’ health information. Besides effective strategies and policies, organizations need effective IT compliance and security solutions to avert security breaches, corrupt practices, incorrect reporting and
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Determine the Compliance Levels of BAs with Vendor Compliance Management
Today healthcare fraudsare so widespread and increasingly sophisticated that the federal government is doing all it
can to put a stop to it.
With HIPAA and HITECH Acts already implemented, medical practitioners need to ensure
HITECH/HIPAA compliance at any cost,...
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Determine the Compliance Levels of BAs with Vendor Compliance Management Today healthcare fraudsare so widespread and increasingly sophisticated that the federal government is doing all it can to put a stop to it. With HIPAA and HITECH Acts already implemented, medical practitioners need to ensure HITECH/HIPAA compliance at any cost, if they do not want to be on the wrong side of law. Apart from medical practitioners, the HIPAA and HITECH acts are applicable to Covered Entities as well as Business Associates (BAs). The section 13401 of subtitle D (Privacy) of the HITECH Act (42 USC 17931) states that "the additional requirements of this title that related to security and that are made applicable with respect to Covered Entities shall also be applicable to such a Business Associate and shall be incorporated into the business associate agreement between the business associate and the covered entity. "However, before delving further, it is important to know who all come under the categ
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Ensure Business Associates Conform to HIPAA/HITECH Regulatory Requirements
As more doctors and hospitals are computerizing their medical records, they are experiencing challenges in
protecting patient information.
Despite stringent laws with respect to data security, continuing occurrence of data
breaches are disturbing privacy...
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Ensure Business Associates Conform to HIPAA/HITECH Regulatory Requirements As more doctors and hospitals are computerizing their medical records, they are experiencing challenges in protecting patient information. Despite stringent laws with respect to data security, continuing occurrence of data breaches are disturbing privacy advocates and public health officials. With organizations turning to outsourcing to reduce operating costs and increase their focus on core competencies, Third Party Risk Management and Vendor Compliance are growing in importance. According to a study conducted by Ponemon Institute 42% of breaches are caused by business associates and they represent a substantial risk to covered entities. Although outsourcing has its benefits, there are significant risks associated with it and to compound the impasse, there is a considerable need to comply with regulators including HIPAA, HITECH and others. Due to their business relationships with their business associates
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Manage Security and IT-GRC with Compliance Management Software
Governance, risk management and compliance or GRC is the umbrella term covering an organization s approach
across corporate governance, enterprise risk management (ERM) and corporate compliance with applicable laws
and regulations.
Let’s understand the importance of each...
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Manage Security and IT-GRC with Compliance Management Software Governance, risk management and compliance or GRC is the umbrella term covering an organization s approach across corporate governance, enterprise risk management (ERM) and corporate compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Let’s understand the importance of each and the best means to address the enterprise needs around governance, risk, and compliance. Governance It refers to the management information and hierarchical management control structures required to direct and control the entire organization. Governance activities ensure that the critical management information is complete, accurate, and timely to enable appropriate management decision making and provide the control mechanisms to ensure that strategies, directions, and instructions are carried out systematically and effectively. Risk Management It is the process of identifying, analyzing and if necessary responding appropriately to risks that prevent
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Address Threat Management- No Ifs and Buts
Statistics prove beyond doubt that cyber criminals are after the sensitive and confidential information of the
enterprises.
Hence, in normal circumstances, the greatest concern of any enterprise today should be information
security.
However, the shocking fact is that majority of enterprises...
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Address Threat Management- No Ifs and Buts Statistics prove beyond doubt that cyber criminals are after the sensitive and confidential information of the enterprises. Hence, in normal circumstances, the greatest concern of any enterprise today should be information security. However, the shocking fact is that majority of enterprises do not monitor security and the reason for such an attitude is the high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), poor risk management, lack of automation and adequate integrated solutions. Though for enterprises these may be genuine reasons for not monitoring security, but these are not acceptable when taking into account the big picture. Therefore, there can be no ifs and buts when it comes to ensuring threat management. Information is the lifeblood of any enterprise, its greatest asset, as it is this information that drives businesses. The success of any business enterprise largely depends on the confidentiality, reliability, availability, and security of inf
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Ensure End-to-End Information Security with Advanced Threat Management
Threat management is “an approach to network security that integrates a number of different approaches,
designed to thwart threats before they actually enter the system.
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Compared to before, today effective threat management is highly essential because...
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Ensure End-to-End Information Security with Advanced Threat Management Threat management is “an approach to network security that integrates a number of different approaches, designed to thwart threats before they actually enter the system. ” Compared to before, today effective threat management is highly essential because enterprises face threats from external agents, internal employees, business partners, activist groups to name a few, who resort to methods like hacking, malware incorporation, physical attacks, social tactics, privilege misuse and so on, to get hold of highly confidential and sensitive business data. The data, which includes personal staff details, client lists, salaries, bank account details, marketing details and sales information, can jeopardize any enterprise’s hard-earned reputation and goodwill if it falls into wrong hands. The 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report provides a clear picture of the current state of affairs. As per the report, the number of co
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eGestalt Technologies, a provider of Cloud based IT security monitoring and compliance management for SMBs and enterprises, today announced it has named James Watts as its Executive Vice President of Sales, responsible for managing and growing the company's sales and channel partner alliances.
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