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5 October, 14:40

As the information security officer at your facility, you have been asked to provide examples of technical security safeguards adopted as a result of HIPAA legislation. Which of the following would you provide?

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  1. 5 October, 15:05
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    The HIPAA security rule defined the technical security safeguards under the following categories : Access control, Audit control, Integrity, Authentification and transmission security.

    Explanation:

    Apart from the administrative and physical safeguards, the HIPAA requires from all facilities dealing with health information to:

    - determiine the right user with permissions to carry out their defined functions through the facility programs or information systems (access control),

    - establish and implement all hardware, software and procedures that have to record, analyse or transmit health data (audit control),

    - establish security measures to avoid alteration or modification of health information that is transmitted electronically, without detection (integrity),

    - ensure all users are verified and authorised to carry out their functions (authentification),

    - safeguard data transfer and prevent unauthorised transmission (transmission safety).

    Other measure that could be addressed include encrypting health data, automatic log-off and also adapting the type of control to the size of the the facility and possibly reduce cost.
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