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HIPAA Violations Remediation is Always More Expensive Than Prevention

In 1995 the average inpatient medical record was accessed and viewed by at least 150 people during a typical five-day hospital stay by nursing staff, to receptionists to x-ray technicians. That number has to have quadrupled since then to at least 600 health professionals today with health information exchanges, business associates, and electronic health records (EHI/EPHI) being the healthcare industry norm. Healthcare organizations must embrace HIPAA as an on-going, full-time effort that requires a combined program of resources and compliance tools to ensure success.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/hipaa-violations-remediation-always-expensive-prevention/

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