The health care industry is about to undergo a dramatic shift in the way it is required to handle patient records. The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) strongly regulates how patient information may be used, and when and how patient information may be shared with partners. Health care organizations have until April 14, 2003 to achieve compliance with the HIPAA Privacy rule.

SecureDog offers a number of services to help organizations identify and address HIPAA regulatory gaps before they are uncovered by regulatory authorities.

• We have experience with every area of security required by HIPAA, including strategy development, business continuity planning, information security benchmarking, policies and procedures, and penetration testing.
• We stay current with HIPAA, and can help you determine what the most important aspects of the legislation are for your organization. By executing your compliance in a series of well-planned stages, we can help you minimize disruptions to your organizational process and culture.

As a leading provider of security consulting, outsourced computer network security, and monitoring services, SecureDog can help your organization define and execute an efficient HIPAA compliance plan. Our approach begins by helping to identify where your organization may be vulnerable. We will then provide practical recommendations for remediation. Our assessment methodology draws on our experience with hundreds of engagements across many industries, and is customized to the requirements of HIPAA.