The Security Rule Under HITECH:
A Business Associate’s Perspective First Edition
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The most important step for building a “good Security Rule compliance story” is for the business associate to get started. The approach recommended herein is to build the story iteratively over time. Most business associates (large or small) will likely need help in creating the story. Getting started in the wrong direction initially could be far more costly in the long run, since much of the compliance budget may simply be wasted. The framework discussed throughout this document provides a good road map to follow.
- Introduction
- Business Associate Compliance under HITECH
- The Security Rule Sections for Business Associates
- Definitions
- General Rule
- Administrative Safeguards
- The Administrative Safeguards Technical Standards
- The Administrative Safeguards Business Standards
- Administrative Safeguard Comments
- Electronic PHI vs. Oral and Paper PHI
- Business Associate’s Risk Management Strategy
- Why Adopt the (NIST) Framework for Risk Management?
- Physical Safeguards
- Technical Safeguards
- Policies and Procedures and Documentation Requirements
- Business Associate Compliance with the Privacy Rule
- Summary
