5 Best Practices for Healthcare IT Security in Oklahoma City (SlideShare)

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Here we’ll look at five best

practices to achieve and

maintain healthcare IT securityRon Vaughn

Solutions Specialist



PHI Inventory

Ron Vaughn Solutions Specialist



This is a good place to start

identifying the quantity

and type of information

that needs to be secureRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist



By doing this, an organization

can determine how they

collect, use, store, share

and dispose of PHIRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist



The home healthcare facility

can identify where the risks

are for a security breach and

plan and develop the best

approach to protect PHIRon Vaughn




Security Evaluation




Based on the results of the

evaluation,Ron Vaughn




an organization can

analyze assets to identify

any discrepancies between

its current plan for protection

and what the HIPAA

regulations require




Risk Analysis




The organization assesses

the potential risks for breach

of confidentiality, integrity and

availability of electronic PHIRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist



Compliance and

Mitigation PlanRon Vaughn




These plans should include

all aspects of the HIPAA

Security RuleRon Vaughn




Technical safeguards should

include user authentication,

access and audit controls

for PHI access, as well as

encryption when necessaryRon Vaughn




Develop and Maintain

a Current Incident

Response Plan (IRP)Ron Vaughn




This is an efficient way for

organizations to meet all

regulatory requirements and

provide guidelines for specific

PHI security-related incidentsRon Vaughn




An incident response team

should be assigned specific

rolesRon Vaughn




The way in which the team

will handle an event,

conduct and document

assessments, notify involved

individuals and government

agencies should be outlined




Bottom Line




Healthcare IT security

allows Oklahoma City

healthcare facilities to ensure

a decreased risk of lost dataRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist



or the ability to securely

access necessary PHI from

any locationRon Vaughn




What other healthcare

IT security policies and

procedures does your home

health organization have

in place?Ron Vaughn




Let us know your thoughts

in the Comments box belowRon Vaughn



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