HIPAA requires covered organizations to implement technical safeguards to protect all electronic personal healthcare information (ePHI), making specific reference to encryption, access controls, encryption key management, risk management, auditing, and monitoring of ePHI information. By knowing the relationship of HIPAA and HITRUST, covered entities and business associates can better understand their requirements for protecting ePHI.

Download this podcast to learn about:

• The difference between HIPAA and HITRUST
• The difference between meeting compliance and managing security risk
• Protecting ePHI with encryption and key management
• How Townsend Security is helping covered entities protect ePHI