HIPAA compliance is one of the biggest challenges healthcare IT organizations face — but it also could be an opportunity to advance your security agenda. The standards outlined in the HIPAA Security Rule are designed to address broad swaths of industry — from small clinics and physician offices to the largest institutional care providers and insurance companies. Security professionals must understand whats driving current compliance investment and activities for broader benefit, they say. The compliance team’s interpretation of implementation specifications must be in sync with the technical security team’s.”]
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