HIPAA Compliance in Northeastern Pennsylvania
If you manage a healthcare practice or an entity that works with one, you absolutely need your IT infrastructure to demonstrate HIPAA compliance here in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
HIPAA safeguards the confidentiality of patients’ protected health information (PHI) throughout the United States. Your practice must protect the integrity of your patients’ data at all times. This means storing electronic records and transmitting them to other parties only within secure, encrypted IT environments.
Violations of HIPAA laws surrounding PHI, as well as actual breaches in your PHI security, could result in large government fines.
Underdog Cyber Defense provides IT HIPAA compliance throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania - including in Wilkes-Barre, Stroudsburg, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Jim Thorpe, and Milford - and in Hackettstown, NJ.
Contact us today to schedule a risk assessment of your IT setup.
Following HIPAA IT Requirements in Northeastern Pennsylvania
A healthcare facility is a covered entity under 1996’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) if it electronically transmits patient PHI. That means it must abide by HIPAA mandates meant to secure this data.
All your business associates - those vendors you work with that also manage your patients’ PHI - must follow the same HIPAA regulations.
However, many healthcare facilities don’t fully understand their obligations relating to protecting PHI within their IT frameworks.
That’s okay! Our risk assessments are designed to identify violations and help you patch them as efficiently as possible. Our expert team will:
- Generate a comprehensive report of our findings relating to your IT setup’s HIPAA compliance.
- Examine the business associate agreements (BAAs) you have with your vendors.
- Help your management create HIPAA policies for employees to follow surrounding transmitting PHI.
Safeguarding your patients’ PHI is always easier than dealing with a breach later. Underdog Cyber Defense is here to help.
Benefits of Our HIPAA Compliance IT Services
Underdog Cyber Defense brings healthcare facilities and other covered entities into line with the latest HIPAA compliance IT requirements. We can help you:
- Assess your current IT environment for risks to PHI.
- Review and correct internal HIPAA policies.
- Examine or create HIPAA-compliant contracts with vendors.
- Train employees to follow IT-related HIPAA compliance practices.
- Implement IT safeguards, including encryptions and multi-factor authentications, to secure your patients’ PHI.
Call us if you need help making sure your healthcare facility is fully compliant with all HIPAA laws so you can operate with peace of mind.
Enact Full HIPAA Compliance
in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Your healthcare practice has no room to skimp on IT safeguards for patients’ sensitive PHI. Underdog Cyber Defense helps small to medium-sized businesses guarantee their HIPAA compliance throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania - including in Wilkes-Barre, Stroudsburg, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Jim Thorpe, and Milford - and in Hackettstown, NJ.
Contact us today to schedule your risk assessment!
