HIPAA Tip: Federal Trade Commission – Start with Security: A Guide for Business
If you were not aware of this the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is dug into the HIPAA world. The FTC Act requires you to live up to the privacy and security of consumer health-related information. Also, if you experience a data breach, the Health Breach Notification Rule may apply to your business.
The good news is that like other federal agencies the FTC is trying to help healthcare organizations by offering Business Guidance by industry.
In addition to the Business Guidance FTC created Cybersecurity for Small Business.
Cybersecurity for Small Business provides information on:
- Cybersecurity Basics
- Cyber Insurance
- Business Email Imposters
- Ransomware
- Email Authentication
- Understanding the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Some of the resources available are:
- Guide for Employers
- Cybersecurity Quizzes
- Cybersecurity Video Series
- Sign up to Receive the FTC Business Blog
Don’t go this alone – educate yourself and your organization and take advantage of this free knowledge.
HIPAA compliance isn’t a one-time checklist. It’s ongoing, programmatic in nature, and requires demonstrated reasonable diligence to stay in good standing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Anatomy IT can provide you peace of mind with our expert HIPAA compliance services. To learn more, contact us here.
Author: Dawn Meglino
HIPAA Compliance Specialist, CHPSE, CCSA, CCAP
