Why an Effective HIPAA Compliance Risk Assessment Is Crucial to Securing PHI

Healthcare professionals everywhere are embracing digital technologies to safeguard patient information. As this trend continues, there is an industrywide need to ensure the digital ecosystem is compliant with regulations, specifically the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).While protecting patient data should be enough incentive in its own right to secure protected health information, healthcare organizations can see significant penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations, with fines that can range between $100 and $1.5 million. And these violations...