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Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
LOCATION
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United States
industry
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Healthcare
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Understanding HIPAA: Privacy, Security, and Compliance
HIPAA compliance is rooted in two foundational rules—the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule—which together form the framework for protecting health information. The Privacy Rule establishes standards for how protected health information (PHI) may be used and disclosed, while granting individuals rights over their medical data. It requires organizations to provide Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP), obtain patient authorizations when necessary, and limit disclosures to the minimum necessary.
The Security Rule specifically targets electronic PHI (ePHI), requiring organizations to implement three categories of safeguards including administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.
To comply with HIPAA, organizations must not only implement these safeguards but also maintain thorough documentation, conduct regular audits, and manage relationships with third-party vendors through Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). HIPAA is not a one-time project—it’s a continuous program of governance, risk management, training, incident preparedness, and technology alignment.
Forgepath helps organizations operationalize HIPAA requirements by combining security best practices, proactive monitoring, and expert consulting to ensure long-term compliance and resilience.
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HIPAA Compliance At a Glance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. law designed to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ medical information through implementation of three types of safeguards: 1) administrative, 2) physical, and 3) technical.
Requirements
Administrative Safeguards
Conduct regular risk assessments, establish robust security policies and procedures, provide ongoing security awareness training, designate clear security responsibilities, and create incident response plans.
Physical Safeguards
Secure facilities, restrict access to workstations, implement stringent device and media control protocols, ensure proper disposal of PHI, and establish secure areas for data storage.
Technical Safeguards
Implement strong access control measures, encryption standards for electronic PHI, robust audit controls, secure transmission protocols, authentication systems, and intrusion detection mechanisms.
How Forge Path Can Help
HIPAA Risk Assessment
Evaluate existing policies, procedures, and security controls to identify areas of non-compliance and deliver actionable remediation plans aligned with HIPAA’s Security and Privacy Rules.
Compliance Management as a Service
Centralized, continuous oversight of HIPAA compliance activities—tracking policies, documentation, and control validation across your organization.
HIPAA Security & Privacy Training
Role-based education for workforce members, tailored to HIPAA-specific requirements, threats, and real-world use cases.
irtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO)
Strategic leadership and policy development to build and mature your HIPAA-aligned security program without the cost of a full-time executive.
Third-Party Risk Management
Assess and monitor business associates handling PHI to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place per HIPAA’s Business Associate Agreement (BAA) requirements.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Enforce policy-based controls to detect and prevent the accidental or malicious transmission of PHI across email, cloud, and endpoint systems.
Vulnerability Management
Identify, prioritize, and remediate exploitable weaknesses in systems that store or transmit PHI, with validation against HIPAA’s Technical Safeguard expectations.
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