HIPAA SEcurity Assessment
Patient data carries obligations
that don't have exceptions.
OCR enforcement does not distinguish between organizations that meant to comply and organizations that did. When a breach investigation or audit surfaces gaps in your Security Rule documentation, the question is not intent. We assess where you actually stand and build the documentation record to prove it.
Why This Matters Now
OCR doesn't ask whether you meant to comply.
The Office for Civil Rights has made clear that risk analysis is the foundational HIPAA requirement and most organizations either haven't done one, did one years ago and haven't updated it, or have one that wouldn't survive auditor scrutiny.
A HIPAA security assessment answers the question OCR will eventually ask: have you systematically identified where your ePHI lives, what threatens it, and what you've done about it? The answer needs to be documented before the question is asked.
No Current Risk Analysis
HIPAA's Security Rule requires a current, documented risk analysis. If yours is more than 12–18 months old or was never done, you're exposed regardless of how good your controls are.
Breach Investigation Response
Following a breach or security incident involving ePHI, OCR will request documentation of your risk analysis, safeguards, and BAA compliance. You need it ready.
Business Associate Relationships
Your vendors, billing companies, and cloud providers who handle ePHI need BAAs and oversight. Undocumented BA relationships are among the most common HIPAA findings.
Cyber Insurance or M&A Due Diligence
Insurers and acquirers in healthcare are increasingly requiring evidence of documented HIPAA compliance. A current assessment is the evidence.
What Makes This Different
Assessment Built for Effective Healthcare Environments
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All Three Safeguard Categories
Comprehensive assessment across Administrative Safeguards (risk analysis, workforce training, contingency planning), Physical Safeguards (facility access, device controls), and Technical Safeguards (access control, encryption, audit logging). Nothing left out.
02
ePHI Inventory & Data Flow Mapping
You can't protect data you haven't found. We identify all systems, applications, and vendors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit ePHI including the ones IT doesn't know about.
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OCR Audit Preparedness
OCR compliance audits focus on risk analysis documentation, BAA management, encryption implementation, and breach notification procedures. We prepare you for what OCR scrutinizes most not what sounds good on a checklist.