If your physician practice is a HIPAA covered entity (or "subject to HIPAA rules") you must comply with the HIPAA security rule. To do this, you'll need to:
- Perform a risk analysis (required by the rule)
- Develop security-related workforce training and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Create follow-up plans to address any security breaches, including sanctions and regular workforce training
The time to start on these compliance tasks is now. If you don't have your plan in place by HIPAA's security compliance date of April 20, 2005, it could result in fines upward of $250,000 or more.
HCPro and HIPAA expert Kate Borten have teamed up to give you an easy-to-read, practical resource to walk you through the HIPAA security rule. Introducing the book and CD-ROM set, HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices.
Focused advice to help your physician practice comply with the HIPAA security rule
We understand your practice has limited resources to put toward HIPAA security rule compliance. HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices clearly explains the difference between what you should have already accomplished to comply with the HIPAA privacy rule, and what you need to do now to prepare for the HIPAA security rule, officially enforceable April 21, 2005.
This book and companion CD-ROM give you the inside scoop on how the HIPAA security rule specifically affects physician practices. Your compliance efforts need to be customized based on your risk, and you are unlikely to have the same level of risk and complexity as hospitals and other large organizations.
Even if you're not an IT expert you'll feel like one with the compliance tips and techniques in HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices. The unique benefits found in this book and CD-ROM resource include:
- Excerpts from the rule that are explained in plain English and supported by the author's practical tips for compliance
- Realistic examples of security-related problems and solutions for physician practices
- Technological and non-technological compliance advice
- Key "quick tips" and figures to illustrate important information
- Definitions of common technology and security-related terms
HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices is a tool you can use to:
- Gain a real understanding of the security rule and the fundamentals of information security
- Plan and start your HIPAA security compliance implementation
- Learn practical ways to comply with each requirement of the rule
- Monitor your HIPAA security compliance program to ensure continued success
Use the tips, techniques, and tools in HIPAA Security Made Simple for Physician Practices to guide your compliance.
