The Definitive Guide to Complying with the HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules

Chapter 10

Security Rule Detailed

Objectives

The objectives of this chapter are as follows:

• ■  Understand what the Security Rule is intended to accomplish.
• ■  Understand the implementation specifications for the Security Rule.
• ■  Determine what types of risk analysis and security analysis will be conducted.
• ■  Understand the implementation process of the Security Rule.
• ■  Understand the flexibility and scalability the covered entity has to implement the Security Rule.
• ■  Understand the following terms as they relate to the Security Rule: access, administrative safeguards, authentication, availability, workstation, systems, malicious software, information system; users, confidentiality, encryption, facility, physical safeguards, security ...