HIPAA risk assessment tip: Involve others in your assessment process
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 10, 2010
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In constructing your HIPAA risk assessment, involve individuals from all levels of your organization and all user groups, says Frank Ruelas, director of compliance and risk management at Maryvale Hospital in Phoenix and principal at HIPAA Boot Camp in Casa Grande, AZ. For example, data entry staff members, the manager of IT infrastructure, and the individual in charge of IT can all provide valuable input to the risk assessment.
Take a holistic approach with your risk assessment, says Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE, FHIMSS, president of Margret\A Consulting, LLC, in Schaumburg, IL. For example, HR managers may be able to provide input for developing policies about training your workforce.
Build and develop collegial relationships, says Ruelas. Physicians from one practice can consider working with trusted colleagues from another practice and conduct the risk assessment together, he says.
Editor’s note: The preceding is an excerpt of an article in the April 2010 issue of the HCPro, Inc. newsletter, Briefings on HIPAA. See next week's HIPAA Weekly Advisor for more tips.
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