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Risk analysis, a risk management plan, and the sanction policy that backs it up.
14 checklist items →
Who gets access when they join, what happens when they leave, and an ongoing security awareness and training program.
14 checklist items →
Role-based access, unique user IDs, and the access-authorization paper trail.
7 checklist items →
An incident response plan, the four-factor breach test, and the notification clocks: a business associate reports to its covered entities, a covered entity notifies patients, HHS, and the media.
13 checklist items →
Data backup, disaster recovery, and emergency-mode operations when systems go down.
9 checklist items →
Facility access controls, workstation security, and device/media disposal.
19 checklist items →
Encryption, audit logging, transmission security, and automatic logoff.
20 checklist items →
Business associate agreements in place before a business associate handles PHI: a covered entity obtains assurances from each business associate, and a business associate obtains the same from subcontractors that handle PHI on its behalf.
11 checklist items →
Minimum necessary, permitted uses and disclosures, verification of who is asking, and the individual-rights support each entity type owes.
8 checklist items →
Six-year retention and an evidence trail an auditor can actually follow.
4 checklist items →
The NIST CSF 2.0 governance bridge behind Recognized Security Practices, which HITECH section 13412 has HHS consider as a mitigating factor when they were in place for the previous 12 months.
1 checklist item →
A covered entity's own direct Privacy Rule duties to patients, notice, access, amendment, and accounting, that a Business Associate never carries itself.
11 checklist items →