HIPAA Rules by HHS for Protecting PHI and EPHI HIPAA Privacy Rule Permissible Uses and Disclosures. Notice of Privacy Practices. Minimum Necessary Standard. Patient Rights. Gives individuals control over their personal health information. Ensures that organizations are held accountable for its secure handling. Helps to prevent identity theft and other forms of fraud or abuse. HIPAA Security Rule Requires covered entities to implement physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information (ePHI). Encompasses the policies and procedures designed to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect ePHI. Include risk assessments, workforce training, access controls, and contingency planning. Implemented to protect electronic systems, equipment, and data from unauthorized access, tampering, and theft. Encryption, access controls, audit controls, and authentication mechanisms (like passwords or biometrics) are examples of technical safeguards. Security Rule extends its requirements to business associates handling ePHI, mandating that they also implement appropriate security measures to protect this information. HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Covered entities must notify affected individuals, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and in some cases, the media, following the discovery of a breach. Notifications must be made without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days from the discovery of the breach. Notifications to affected individuals must include a description of the breach. Breaches affecting 500 or more individuals in a specific jurisdiction trigger notifications to prominent media outlets in that area without unreasonable delay. For breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals, covered entities must maintain a log and submit an annual report to the HHS Secretary. Covered entities must conduct a risk assessment to determine the probability of PHI compromise and assess the potential harm to individuals to determine if a breach has occurred. HIPAA Omnibus Rule Extending Requirements to Business Associates Modifications to the Breach Notification Rule Stricter Enforcement and Penalties Increased Patient Rights Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices Implementation and Compliance Deadlines Ampcus Cyber, Your Trusted Partner for HIPAA Compliance Solutions! Let’s Connect Today..