QuickCompliances HIPPA Security Toolkit helps hospitals comply

July 2, 2004—QuickCompliance announced a record number of “covered entities” are utilizing QuickCompliance’s HIPAA Security Toolkit to assist their efforts in achieving compliance with the Final HIPAA Security Regulations.

The HIPAA Security Toolkit is a comprehensive resource aimed at helping organizations move forward from security implementation to verification and validation.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule requires that health care organizations institute scalable, appropriate security measures to protect the electronic PHI of their patients. “This effort requires a series of steps including a security assessment, a risk mitigation initiative, disaster recovery plan, development of policies and procedures and training,” states John Parmigiani, QuickCompliance’s SVP for Consulting.

The HIPAA Security Toolkit includes a set of tools and checklists aimed at assisting organizational compliance, as well as providing a simple method of benchmarking across time periods.

HIPAA Security Toolkit includes:

• Policy and Procedure Development Tool
• Compliance Assessment
• Risk Assessment Methodology
• Facility Security Checklist
• Vendor Assessment
• Best Practices for Compliance
• Auditing Templates

A highlight of the toolkit is the Policies and Procedures Development Tool which enables organizations to create new or adapt existing policies and procedures. Each module contains a description of the purpose and use of the specific policy and procedure as well as description of the background and analysis of the policy/procedure.

To learn more, visit QuickCompliance.