HIPAA Compliance as a Service
Our AI-powered, 24/7 Managed Risk Assessment and Security Services ensure continuous adherence to the Security Rule, actively protecting your EHRs and patient data.
Compliance is Continuous
The era of one-time compliance checks is over. HIPAA’s Security Rule demands continuous, active protection of PHI (Protected Health Information), making 24/7 continuous monitoring essential to avoid devastating breaches.
The Barrier to Proactive Security
Your security implementation is fragmented, your Risk Assessment is episodic, and your team is perpetually defensive: the fear of OCR fines and devastating loss of patient trust from a PHI breach.
Elevating Your Strategic Status
We elevate your status from a reactive defender to a proactive strategist. CIT provides the clear, long-term security plan that ensures compliance, with a reliable 24/7 partner guiding you through technical safeguards and audit preparedness.
HIPAA Technical Safeguards: Engineered for PHI Coverage
HIPAA-Capable Solutions: Built on the Industry's Best Platforms
GRC Services for Healthcare: Evidence, Assist, and vCISO
Service Component
Phase 1: Readiness & Strategy (Consulting & Initial Documentation)
Phase 2: Implementation & Technical Remediation (Hands-on Project Work)
Phase 3: Managed Governance & Operations (Ongoing GRC Program)
Target Deliverable
Focused on Assist / Initial Documentation
Hands-on Technical Deployment
Continuous Evidence / vCISO Leadership
Mandatory HIPAA Risk Assessment (SRA)
✔ Formal risk analysis and Inherent Risk Assessment.
✔ Complete risk analysis and Inherent Risk Assessment.
✔ Continuous Managed Risk Assessment (MRA) via integrated security tooling.
ePHI Scope & Data Flow Analysis
✔ Complete PHI discovery, system inventory, and boundary mapping.
✔ Formalized PHI discovery, system inventory, and boundary mapping.
✔ Ongoing maintenance and annual scope review (part of vCISO strategy).
Policy & Procedure Documentation
✔ IT Policy Documentation Review and gap identification against the Security Rule.
✔ Full development of all required Security, Privacy, and Breach Notification Rule policies.
✔ Continuous policy tuning and annual review (part of Assist for policies).
Technical Safeguard Implementation
Recommendations only
✔ Deployment of core safeguards: PHI Encryption, Access Controls (RBAC), and MFA.
✔ Continuous management and enforcement of technical safeguards (e.g., Threatlocker Zero Trust, HP Secure Endpoints).
24/7 Monitoring & Managed Detection (MDR)
Recommended
Recommended
✔ Core managed service leveraging ArmorPoint Managed SOC (24/7 log review and incident handling) for threat monitoring and Breach Notification Rule support.
Compliance Governance & Strategy
✔ Cybersecurity Audit Review and Cybersecurity Insurance Questionnaire Assistance (part of Assist for Officers).
✔ vCISO leadership for Risk Management Planning, metrics, governance meetings, and Tabletop Exercise & Report.
Security Awareness & Reporting
Recommended
✔ Initial deployment of KnowBe4 training and phishing program.
✔ Simulated Phishing Report & Check-In and continuous workforce training (part of Assist and Evidence reports).
Audit Prep & Support
✔ Audit Preparedness and full support during any OCR audit or investigation (part of vCISO and Evidence reporting).
Final pricing depends on your organizational size and complexity. Our solutions are modular and adaptable to create a tailored solution that perfectly aligns with your goals and existing security posture.
Your HIPAA Questions Answered
What is the single most critical and complex requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule?
The most foundational requirement is the Security Management Process. This mandates two core items: conducting a risk analysis (Risk Assessment) to identify threats and vulnerabilities to ePHI and then implementing a risk management plan to mitigate those identified risks. Non-compliance in this foundational step is a frequent target of enforcement actions by the OCR.
How does the Breach Notification Rule relate to our 24/7 cybersecurity service?
The Breach Notification Rule mandates that organizations report security breaches within 60 days of discovering them. A 24/7 continuous monitoring service is crucial because it alerts you to potential breaches faster, giving you a significant head start on that 60-day window. Early detection reduces the dwell time of a threat and the number of records exposed, potentially mitigating the severity of notification requirements and subsequent fines.
How does CIT manage the technical safeguards for PHI Encryption (at rest/in transit)?
| Encryption is the primary method of making PHI “unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals,” as cited in the Breach Notification Rule. We manage solutions that enforce AES-256 encryption (a high-strength standard used by the Federal Government) for data both when it is stored (at rest) and when it is being sent over a network (in transit) via secure protocols like TLS. |
What is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and how is it a technical safeguard?
RBAC is an access control mechanism that restricts access based on a user’s job function or role. It inherently supports the principle of “minimum necessary” access, ensuring, for example, that a receptionist cannot access patient X-ray files. RBAC simplifies management, reduces the chance of malware spreading, and is crucial for meeting the Security Rule’s Access Control standard.