Health Information Compliance Alert
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Use This Cheat-Sheet To Mitigate Your Security Risks
Published on Tue Dec 16, 2014 
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Don’t forget about organizational requirements like business associate contracts.
Security Rule compliance may seem overwhelming at times, especially if you’re flying solo on the whole process. Here are some safeguards and examples of processes that you can put into place to address the potential security risks to your organization, courtesy of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
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