HIPAA Security Flashcards
Safeguards and protections for ePHI from a people standpoint and a federal minimum floor of IT standards for healthcare
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HIPAA Security involves…
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safeguards and protections for ePHI and is a federal minimum floor of IT standards for healthcare.
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protect the…
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confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI
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specifically, the HIPAA Security Rule is:
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a Federally Mandated “Minimum Floor” of Protection
comprehensive
scalable
tech neutral
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who complies?
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any person|organization that stores or transmits ePHI
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protect against…
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reasonably anticipated hazards, un-permitted uses or disclosures
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Security Rules’s categories
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- Administrative safeguards: policies and procedures designed to show how the entity will comply
- physical safeguards: control physical access to protected data
- technical safeguards: control access to computer systems and communications containing ePHI.