HIPAA Compliance

Anyone who handles Protected Health Information is required by The National Institute of Standards and Technology to be Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant. The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities and business associates implement security safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). CyNtell’s HIPAA program has been verified, validated, and received a seal of compliance. You and your patients will be better protected with a Gap Assessment and Security Risk Assessment performed by CyNtell.

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What is a HIPAA Gap Assessment?

If your company accesses, works with, or houses data that is protected under HIPAA, you are required to be in compliance with HIPAA. A portion of this compliance is related to security standards that an entity must have in place to be compliant. Within the HIPAA Security Standards, there are three safeguard categories, 18 Security Standards, and over 35 implementation specifications.

A HIPAA compliance assessor will perform inquiries, verify implementation, and observe evidence of the controls that are in place by a covered entity or business associate. These controls will also be reviewed for compliance with the applicable HIPAA Security standards and Breach Notification criteria. Depending on the number of controls, a HIPAA Gap Assessment could take several weeks to conduct.

Similar to a SOC report, at the conclusion of the Gap Assessment, the assessor will issue a report noting the results of the assessment. This will include detailed gaps in compliance and remediation guidelines.

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What is a Security Risk Assessment?

Performing a security risk assessment (SRA) is the first step in identifying and implementing the safeguards surrounding ePHI – any protected health information that is created, stored, transmitted, or received in any electronic format. According to guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the scope of security risk assessment includes potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of all ePHI that an organization creates, receives, maintains, and transmits. This includes ePHI in all forms of electronic media.

As human error is the leading cause of data breaches, security risk assessments are annual requirements. Risk assessment should be an ongoing activity based on changes in risk factors or acceptable levels of risk.

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Advantages of Having a HIPAA Compliant Environment

Protection of Vital Assets

An alarming 17,000 medical redords are breached on a daily basis, largely due to human error. Protected health information (PHI) is so valuable that it is protected for 50 years after you die. HIPAA protects18 types of information that qualify as PHI according to guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR).

Reducing Downtime

HIPAA compliance ensures that a healthcare organization has proper procedures in place to effectively avoid data leaks of PHI. Proper prevention controls, quick detection, and response time will minimize the impact of data breaches and save an organization the detriment of any potential downtime.

Avoiding Loss of Customers

Over 30 percent of the consumers surveyed have stated that they are willing to discontinue their relationship with an organization after it has been breached. Also, more than 60 percent of them reported a loss of trust in these organizations. Don’t let this happen to you, contact us today.

Maintaining Reputation

Breaches can have severe negative impacts and can damage the hard-earned reputation of a company. With 94% of healthcare organizations failing their audits due to an ineffective compliance program combined with a 500% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, be a healthcare organization clients can trust with their most personal information. A robust HIPAA compliance program means you will attract new patients, increase patient loyalty, and differentiate your practice.

Avoiding Legal and Financial Repercussions

If a healthcare organization suffers a breach and is found to NOT be in compliance, affected parties can seek to recover damages through various litigation activities and the organization can be held liable. Failure to perform adequate risk assessments has been one of the most documented HIPAA violations uncovered by OCR during investigations. With an average fine of $1,500,000 for HIPAA violations, it is clear that risk assessments must be taken seriously.

What We Offer

  • CyNtell provides a comprehensive HIPPA Compliance Gap Assessment to identify your organization’s gaps in compliance and help to develop a remediation plan.
  • A Security Risk Assessment, which is a pillar of HIPAA Compliance. Completing a security risk assessment is required to become HIPAA-compliant and we make it easy!
  • We give healthcare organizations the tools to address HIPAA Security Rule standards and ensure they achieve compliance as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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