HIPAA Case Study Answers

First and foremost, I agree with the conclusion of part 6.1. As someone currently employed in the field of Information Technology, Security is very critical to ensuring that HIPAA is not breached with any of our clients. The biggest subsets as laid out in this case study are Information Privacy, Risk Management, Access Controls, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, and VPN’s. Again, as someone who works within the medical field performing IT, Privacy is incredibly important for not only my end users, but the clients. The information transmitted from select departments to other select departments that pertains to either employee or client information must be kept encrypted and unintercepted, and thus we hit the next big issue of Risk Management. Our company has measured all network providers and chosen our current provider due to their track record of reliability. On top of this, knowing when it is appropriate to email sensitive information or if it should be sent via a more traditional method is key. Next, we have the subject of Access Controls. It is key to limit who can access what files and directories in our file server, as well as what each local non-IT executive can do on each machine and on the network. To help …show more content…
This is accomplished through careful consultation and review with surveys of Information Technology professionals, interviews with professionals, and a comprehensive survey of workforce needs in Information Security along with a review of other curriculum development efforts. The Study hopes to be able to suggest and define an Information Security curriculum that will best answer today’s security challenges, while also seeking to identify the most prevalent issues in Information Security