5 best practices for healthcare it security in oklahoma city (slideshare)
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5 Best Practices for Healthcare
IT Security in Oklahoma City
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Here we’ll look at five best
practices to achieve and
maintain healthcare IT securityRon Vaughn
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PHI Inventory
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This is a good place to start
identifying the quantity
and type of information
that needs to be secureRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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By doing this, an organization
can determine how they
collect, use, store, share
and dispose of PHIRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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The home healthcare facility
can identify where the risks
are for a security breach and
plan and develop the best
approach to protect PHIRon Vaughn
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Security Evaluation
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Based on the results of the
evaluation,Ron Vaughn
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an organization can
analyze assets to identify
any discrepancies between
its current plan for protection
and what the HIPAA
regulations require
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Risk Analysis
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The organization assesses
the potential risks for breach
of confidentiality, integrity and
availability of electronic PHIRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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Compliance and
Mitigation PlanRon Vaughn
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These plans should include
all aspects of the HIPAA
Security RuleRon Vaughn
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Technical safeguards should
include user authentication,
access and audit controls
for PHI access, as well as
encryption when necessaryRon Vaughn
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Develop and Maintain
a Current Incident
Response Plan (IRP)Ron Vaughn
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This is an efficient way for
organizations to meet all
regulatory requirements and
provide guidelines for specific
PHI security-related incidentsRon Vaughn
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An incident response team
should be assigned specific
rolesRon Vaughn
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The way in which the team
will handle an event,
conduct and document
assessments, notify involved
individuals and government
agencies should be outlined
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Bottom Line
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Healthcare IT security
allows Oklahoma City
healthcare facilities to ensure
a decreased risk of lost dataRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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or the ability to securely
access necessary PHI from
any locationRon Vaughn
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What other healthcare
IT security policies and
procedures does your home
health organization have
in place?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Let us know your thoughts
in the Comments box belowRon Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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