Healthcare IT: Security Risks & Regulations



















Nobody is "safe" when is comes to HIPAA and the HITECH Act. Both were created to protect patient's personal health information (PHI) by extending rules and regulations upon "covered entities" that are responsible for PHI, as well as drastically increasing the fines if PHI is to ever be compromised.

The problem is, many businesses who were previously exempt from these rules and regulations are now being held responsible, and are unaware until it is entirely too late.

The following presentation looks into how HIPAA & HITECH rules and regulations may affect your business, and offers some best practices for staying compliant.