Guide to HIPAA Compliance
How to Build and Implement a Program to Demonstrate Compliance with HIPAA
Covered healthcare entities and business associates partnering with these entities are responsible for maintaining HIPAA Compliance. As one of the U.S.’s first privacy laws, there are heavy consequences associated with HIPAA violations. It’s difficult for covered entities to know how and when to meet the safeguard requirements, and many business associates that didn’t intend to enter the healthcare arena find meeting requirements even more challenging. Discover the key challenges and recommendations to achieve HIPAA compliance.
Key takeaways include:
“In 2021, New York Health Insurer,
The Lifetime Healthcare Companies,
and its affiliate Excellus Health plan
agreed to pay $5.1 million to the
Office for Civil Rights and implement
a corrective action plan to settle potential
violations of the HIPAA Privacy and
Security Rules related to a breach that
affected over 9.3 million people.”
– U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
“In 2021, New York Health Insurer, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, and its affiliate Excellus Health plan agreed to pay $5.1 million to the Office for Civil
Rights and implement a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules related to a breach that affected over 9.3 million people.”
– U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Unsure Where You Stand? Get a HIPAA Assessment
TrustArc works with organizations to perform a detailed and comprehensive assessment of your current privacy program against the core privacy requirements of HIPAA and its associated regulations. Using a two-phase process, you’ll receive an actionable checklist and strategic priorities plan based on identified gaps to improve your efficiency of risk management activities.