2 free HIPAA resources available on the web
Two resources that address the security rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are available on the Internet.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a special publication that gives examples of how organizations can meet the requirements of the security rule. The paper, "An Introductory Resource Guide for Implement-ing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule," explains some of the key concepts of HIPAA security, including administrative, technical, and physical controls, as well as general administrative and organizational requirements. The NIST paper is available at www.csrc.nist.gov. Enter the special publication number, "800-66," in the search field to go to the document.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published the third white paper in its HIPAA security series. The paper addresses physical safeguards required by HIPAA and can be found at www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/education.
Under "Security Educational Material," choose "Security Standards — Physical Safeguards." The objectives of the white paper include:
- to review each physical safeguard and implementation specification listed in the security rule;
- to discuss physical vulnerabilities and provide examples of physical controls that a covered entity could implement;
- to provide sample questions covered entities may want to consider when implementing physical safeguards.
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