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Security and compliance, explained.
Guides, comparisons, glossary entries and breach breakdowns from the Osto team, written for startups that need to get secure and stay compliant.
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Physical Safeguards: Beyond the Data Centre
Physical safeguards are the HIPAA Security Rule controls over buildings, workstations and hardware. Cloud hosting changes who performs them, not…
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Administrative Safeguards: All Nine Standards
Administrative safeguards are the policies, processes and people-side controls the HIPAA Security Rule requires. They are the largest of the…
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Breach Notification Rule: The 60-Day Clock
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule sets who must be told after protected health information is exposed, and how quickly. Glossary…
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HIPAA Security Rule: Safeguards That Matter
The HIPAA Security Rule sets the safeguards that must protect electronic protected health information. It is the part of HIPAA…
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HIPAA Privacy Rule: Access, Consent and Rights
The HIPAA Privacy Rule governs who may see protected health information, what patients can demand about their own records, and…
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Business Associate: Direct HIPAA Liability
A business associate is any organisation that handles protected health information on behalf of a covered entity. Most health software…
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Covered Entity: The Three HIPAA Categories
A covered entity is one of the three kinds of organisation HIPAA applies to directly: health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and…
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