What Is The Meaning Of HIPAA Risk Assessment Consultants?
HIPAA Risk Assessment Consultants
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996 put forth data privacy and security guidelines to protect medical information. It is applicable to any medical practice, health insurance plan, third party clearing house or any other business that deals with healthcare.
HIPAA is divided into 5 Titles out of which Title 2 defines the policies, procedures and guidelines for maintaining the security and privacy of individual healthcare information. A HIPAA compliant business ensures that the medical information of a patient is kept secure and confidential.
It has a number of components to be considered if an entity has to be compliant lawfully. Such entities are called ‘covered entities’. HIPAA risk assessment consultants can help you attain your compliance goals. It requires a good execution plan along with defined milestones.
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