The goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to simplify the administrative processes of the healthcare system and to protect patients’ privacy. Information security considerations are involved throughout the guidelines and play a major role in the Privacy Rule of HIPAA compliance. The purpose of this rule is to protect personal healthcare information (PHI) as it moves through the healthcare system. Healthcare organizations, including providers, payers and clearinghouses, must comply with the Privacy Rule. To help healthcare organizations comply with the Privacy Rule, Security Standards have been created to help organizations protect PHI. These standards encompass administrative procedures, technical security mechanisms and services, and physical safeguards. Security standards compliance and overall HIPAA compliance outlined by the Act is imperative to the ongoing business operations of healthcare companies. Failure to comply will have regulatory, legal and monetary impact on the business.
Cautela Labs provides number services that help healthcare organizations comply with HIPAA and associated reporting:
- Security Assessment to identify gaps in the current security posture of the environment
- Log Management and Threat Management identification of internal and external risks that face the enterprise
- Vulnerability Assessment Scanning of the physical and application environment to validate and tightened your security posture
- Data Loss Prevention identifies critical data, location and assist in preventing its outflow
- Network Access Control safeguards your perimeter and enhance endpoint security
- Managed Security Services to reduce time and cost of monitoring and testing