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HHS OCR/ONC Announce Latest Version of Security Risk Assessment Tool

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have released version 3.4 of their Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool.

The SRA Tool is designed to help healthcare providers conduct a risk analysis as required by the HIPAA Security Rule. Identifying and assessing potential risks and vulnerabilities to electronic protected health information (ePHI) are foundational elements in the implementation of security measures that protect ePHI.… More

ONC (“Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology”) Issues Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) has issued a Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information. The guide is targeted at smaller health care providers and their administrative staff members. The 47 pages contain five chapters:

  • Chapter 1: What Is Privacy & Security and Why Does It Matter?
  • Chapter 2: Privacy &…
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