Alliance Offers Free Security Help
Help with HITECH compliance, security issues The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance Inc. has prepared several free documents to assist healthcare organizations that are tackling information security issues.To help organizations comply with the HITECH Act, the Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based organization has prepared several documents, including:
- "Model Business Associate Agreement to Help Covered Entities Comply with New HITECH Provisions." (.doc)
- "Supplemental Materials to Support Revised Business Associate Agreement" (PDF)
- "HITECH Act Breach Notification Risk Assessment Tool." (.doc)
Also available are other security-related documents, including:
- "Managing Sensitive Electronic Information on Portable Devices and Removable Media." (.doc)
- "Addendum to Vendor RFP Template for Meeting HIPAA Security Requirements for Portal Devices and Removable Media." (.doc)
For more on the alliance, visit nchica.org.