Signing a Business Associate Agreement is an essential part of HIPAA compliance, but effective vendor management does not stop there. Learn how healthcare organizations can identify, assess, monitor, and securely offboard vendors to better protect PHI and reduce third-party risk.
“Addressable” has never meant optional under the HIPAA Security Rule. But proposed changes could eliminate much of the flexibility associated with addressable safeguards. Learn what that could mean for healthcare organizations and why now is a good time to review your current security practices.
Proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates could introduce more structured vulnerability scanning and penetration testing requirements for covered entities and business associates. Learn how the two forms of testing differ, what the proposal may require, and how healthcare organizations can start preparing now.
Knowing where ePHI is stored is only part of the picture. Healthcare organizations also need visibility into how sensitive information moves between systems, applications, vendors, and business associates. Learn why network mapping can strengthen risk analysis and help organizations prepare for proposed HIPAA Security Rule requirements.
Network segmentation can help healthcare organizations limit how far an attacker can move after gaining access to a system. Learn why identifying where ePHI lives is an important first step and how the proposed HIPAA Security Rule could strengthen expectations around protecting critical systems.
Patch management plays an important role in protecting ePHI and reducing cybersecurity risk. Learn how the proposed HIPAA Security Rule could introduce more formal patching timelines, documentation, and annual testing requirements for covered entities and business associates.
Passwords alone are no longer enough to protect healthcare systems and patient data. Learn how multi-factor authentication can reduce unauthorized access, strengthen operational resilience, and help healthcare organizations prepare for changing HIPAA expectations.
The proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule update could reshape patient access, care coordination, and privacy requirements for covered entities and business associates. Learn what the proposed changes include, when a final rule may be published, and the practical steps your organization can take to prepare now.
If the proposed HIPAA Security Rule is finalized, healthcare organizations may have just 180 days to demonstrate compliance. Learn how budgeting for cybersecurity and compliance improvements now can help your organization avoid rushed decisions and strengthen security long before the deadline.
A Security Risk Assessment is more than a HIPAA requirement. It helps healthcare organizations understand risk, protect ePHI, strengthen documentation, and prepare for changing cybersecurity expectations.
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