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What if a single error could cost your health care company millions or, worse yet, cost you your patients’ trust? What is HIPAA compliance?
Patient information is a major target for cybercriminals, and healthcare enterprises are under a lot of pressure. Medical records are a goldmine for malicious actors, given they can provide everything from patient diagnosis to enrollment and insurance information (and everything else that comes with protecting patient health information (PHI). Even the slightest slip in maintaining controls can have major implications for healthcare organizations, which may include financial damage, legal damages, and a breakdown in trust with patients. Protecting patient information is not just regulatory, it is ethical and a duty of care to people who depend on your care.
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Even though HIPAA is an American regulation, its applicability and influence are expanding into and beyond the United Kingdom, and for UK organizations with U.S. health consumers or private health information, the relevance of this legislation extends across the water – not that it is practical to ignore it.
At Qualysec, we advise organizations through the complexity of global cybersecurity and compliance laws applicable to them, including HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc. We can assist organizations with their due diligence to exhibit security readiness, from automation-based audits, gap analysis, and policy writing, etc.
Now let’s look at how HIPAA compliance can improve cybersecurity in the UK and the most frequently asked questions about the subject.