Summary of HIPAA Administrative Procedures

Summary of HIPAA Administrative Procedures explained below:

Security certification: Independent mechanisms for security compliance
Chain of trust: Agreements establishing equal security and integrity protection between trading partners
Contingency plan: Covers standard business continuity plans
Processing records mechanism: Describes how information is manipulated
Information access control: Describes access authorization, establishment, and modification
Internal audit: Establishes how an organization will internally monitor compliance on a regular basis
Personnel security: Creates processes for ensuring that personnel are screened and trained
Security configuration management: Covers configuration procedures of hardware and software as well as security testing and virus checking
Security incident and management: Refers to risk analysis, management, procedures and relevant security policies
Termination procedures: Procedures regarding termination of resources
Training User: education and awareness on a range of security issues