Question

This week in Chapter 3 we read about three different security measures of HIPPA: administrative, physical, and technical standards. Briefly describe each and give an example. Your answer must be at least 250 words in length

Answer 1

HIPPA security rules protects patient data that is stored or yransferred to digital documents from security breaches , erasures and other problems. Keeping the patient data safe requires the healthcare professionals to exercise the following security rules in administrative, physical and technical security.

Administrative rules:

• Hire one designated employee who will protect the data and HIPPA compliance.
• List up employees who are given access given to patient data
• Train the employees on the same.
• List down the 3rd parties who require to give access and go for a signing of contract stating that they abide by HIPPA rules.
• Back up data and emergency data protection plan
• Perform annual dara security assessment
• Data breach response plan addressing.

Physical rules:

• Access restricting area to computers
• Access restricted area for visitors and to sign in.
• Exercise with caution while upgrading ir destroying the hardwares and erasing of softwares
• Security rules to mobiles devices.

Technical rules:

• Encrypt sensitive files.
• Protect data from hackers and cyber thieves
• Train employees from blocking phishing
• Back up data to protect from accidental deletion
• password to be changed periodically.
• Always authenticate data transfers
• Double check the data entry.