How to Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment

This risk assessment training will discuss why it is essential to perform a risk assessment and what kind of breaches can occur. It will also list what HIPAA regulations require and what it should tell you.

Why Should You Attend:

This webinar will discuss three reasons why a risk assessment is necessary:

• First, both the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations require a Risk Assessment for the organization to be HIPAA compliant.
• Second, as a result of the Risk Assessment the organization knows where it needs to address its efforts to minimize its risk.
• Third, if a breach should occur, a Risk Assessment is a demonstration that the health care organization has used reasonable diligence and either eliminate fines or keep them to a minimum.

This topic addresses the key components of a risk assessment and how to perform the risk assessment. This includes how to define the specific risks, how to know, how to assess the likelihood and impact of the risk and the final determination on the level of severity of the risk for the organization.

Finally, the session explains how to interpret the results of the risk assessment, how to use the results of the risk assessment for preparing the health care organization’s policies and procedures and how to conduct the HIPAA training for its staff.