BC Advantage - 2013 Issue 12

The HIPAA Practice Everyone Neglects: Physical Security

By: Brandon Barney, CISSPAccording to 2012's Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) pilot audits, a glaring majority of the healthcare industry is not prepared for an inspection of their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirement compliance, especially small physicians. When discussing the HIPAA Security Rule, it is important to note there are three major components: Administrative, Technical, and Physical. While each is important, the physical portion is often glazed over by employees and is currently one of the major reasons for data compromise in the healthcare industry.Physical security has proven...

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