Yet a complete and thorough risk analysis is one of the best ways for you and your organization to make intelligent and informed business decisions
*This article was taken from our HIPAA Guide. For more information on this topic, download our free HIPAA Guide.
“Without adequately understanding your risk, how would you best decide where to put your resources?”
As we work with individual entities, we find that because they attempt to perform a risk analysis with only in-house skills, anon-security professional, or an unqualified third party, many vulnerabilities and risks are missed.
An in-house risk analysis can be a great first step toward HIPAA compliance, but if your staff is stretched too thin (as they typically are),you probably won’t see accurate and thorough results. Additionally, IT staff members are rarely trained to perform a formal risk analysis.
Performing a risk analysis is a skill set that requires extensive experience in information technology, business process flow analysis, and cybersecurity, so it is usually unrealistic to expect your IT staff to accomplish this task for you.
Yet a complete and thorough risk analysis is one of the best ways for you and your organization to make intelligent and informed business decisions. After all, without adequately understanding your risk, how would you best decide where to put your resources?
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