HIPAA
HIPAA Security Standards v1.2d
The very nature of the Internet communication mechanisms means that security risks cannot be totally eliminated. (Rada) Couple such Internet-based security risks with the everyday risks associated with processing thousands ...
Written by: Daniel Fagin and added on May 21, 2011The HIPAA Final Security Standards and ISO/IEC 17799
Compliance with the HIPAA Final Security Standards is a regulatory requirement for healthcare organizations. ISO/IEC 17799 is an international information security standard. This paper compares these two standards to see ...
Written by: Sheldon Borkin and added on March 5, 2011Impact of HIPAA Security Rules on Healthcare Organizations
The HIPAA regulations contain a section called Administrative Simplification (Title II, Subtitle F) that articulates the Security rules (along with the Transaction and Privacy rules) for healthcare organizations that transmit ...
Written by: Tim Ferrell and added on May 19, 2011Securing Wireless Networks for HIPAA Compliance
The intent of this paper is to discuss wireless networks and why it is useful to organizations, namely healthcare organizations. Once we have established the foundation for why we need ...
Written by: Daniel Odorisio and added on Jan. 18, 2011E-mail Communication with Patients in the Wake of the HIPAA Final Security Rule
Over the last decade, the popularity of e-mail communication between doctors and patients has risen steadily. The asynchronous nature of e-mail provides convenience and more effective use of time for ...
Document added on June 5, 2011Preparing for HIPAA: Privacy and Security Issues to be Considered
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is imposing privacy and security regulations on health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers. Although not explicitly stated, this also ...
Document added on Jan. 18, 2011A Context-Based Access Control Model for HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance
It is somewhat ironic that the Administrative Simplification1 subtitle of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, includes several provisions that result in administrative complexity of a ...
Document added on Feb. 10, 2011HIPAA Compliance: Cost-Effective Solutions for the Technical Security Regulations
While HIPAA is comprised of many different regulations, the objective of this document is to suggest cost-effective solutions to the proposed Technical Security Mechanisms regulation. The scope includes suggestions for ...
Document added on May 22, 2011Solving HealthCareÂ’s eMail Security Problem
While healthcare organizations have come to depend heavily on electronic mail, they do so without a significant email security infrastructure. New Federal law and regulation place new obligations on the ...
Document added on Jan. 20, 2011Case Study in Implementing Security for HIPAA Privacy Compliance
“In the context of HIPAA, there is no privacy without security. The HIPAA Privacy Regulation mandates that security safeguards be in place to protect privacy
Document added on Jan. 15, 2011