Small Medical practices can manage HIPAA compliance regulations

Small Medical practices can manage HIPAA compliance regulations Small Medical Practices (SMP) are still coming to terms with understanding security, though some medical practitioners hire compliance consultants or IT managers to handle the regulatory... More

Small Medical practices can manage HIPAA compliance regulations Small Medical Practices (SMP) are still coming to terms with understanding security, though some medical practitioners hire compliance consultants or IT managers to handle the regulatory requirements them. Some don’t get what’s the big deal about security, and a few others are under the false impression that such measures are only necessary for the bigger players in the medical field. With almost zero in-house security expertise to guide and help them, most SMPs have an uphill task ahead for them as far as healthcare compliance measures are concerned. There are quite a few instances where SMP’s feel that as long as they have installed firewalls and put in antivirus, their work is done. But such miniscule measures are clearly not enough. Some SMP’s realize that both HIPAA and HITECH regulations must be adhered to; the constant worry is on costs associated with complying as per these regulations and protecting informati Less