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Top 6 Data Security Questions You Should be Asking Your BAs
Nashville, TN - June 07, 2011
A recent study shows that third-party mistakes account for 39 percent of data breaches – which is why one security expert says it's so important that healthcare organizations take a good look at who they hire to handle personal health information."Today’s global economy is driving organizations to work with an ever-increasing pool of third parties to take on critical – and sometimes highly sensitive – functions," says Brian Lapidus, chief operating officer for fraud solutions at Kroll. "For the healthcare industry, the bar for maintaining privacy and security is set quite high – HIPAA/HITECH mandates certain requirements for a Business Associate (BA), to ensure the privacy and security of the Covered Entities’ sensitive PHI."
Read the full article, by Molly Merrill, at healthcareitnews.com.
