Department of Health & Human Services Upgrades Security Risk Assessment Tool
By Kim Stanger, Steven Lau, and Romaine Marshall
Under the Health Information Privacy and Portability Act (HIPAA), “covered entities” (generally speaking health care providers and their business associates) must all complete a risk assessment to identify and mitigate potential security risks (45 C.F.R. 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)). As many companies and providers have discovered, completing a risk assessment is time and resource-intensive and can be an overwhelming and expensive undertaking. Read more