HIPAA Risk Analysis Clarified, Explained, Demonstrated

 This lesson is designed to enable your Organization to perform a complete Risk Analysis of all PHI it creates, receives, maintains or transmits in any format. You will understand and identify threats, vulnerabilities and risks to your organization's PHI wherever it is located

         This program will explain, clarify, and demonstrate how to do a Risk Analysis in 6 complete steps.

• Importance of HIPAA Risk Analysis
• HIPAA Risk Analysis explained in a clear concise step-by-step process
• The elements of a complete HIPAA Risk Analysis - All PHI
• Creating your HIPAA Risk Management Program directly from your HIPAA Risk Analysis

         Covered Entities and Business Associates are under intense pressure to do a HIPAA Risk Analysis of the entire PHI they maintain - and have been left on their own to do it.

• HIPAA Rules do not explain how to do a Risk Analysis
• HHS provides 9 pages of guidance, published in 2010 based on recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). However, the lengthy, complex NIST recommendations cited by HHS are highly technical and specifically geared to "the computer security community
• A Security Risk Assessment Tool designed only for small medical practices, is available at HealthIT.gov but does not cover the HIPAA Privacy Rule and carries the express warning. Use of this tool is neither required by nor guarantees compliance with federal, state or local laws. No wonder HHS found 80% of health care providers failed to do the Risk Analysis

        HIPAA violations are increasing dramatically. 2015 is the "Year of the Breach". Expect both increased government enforcement and private lawsuits in future. This program is specifically designed to protect your organization by explaining and de-mystifying HIPAA Risk Analysis.