CMS is publishing a series of 7 white papers on the HIPAA Security Rule. The first of the series, Security 101for Covered Entities, has been uploaded to the files section of the ShareHIPAA group. It appears like this in the file directory:
CMSSecurity101-1.pdf
Msg #250 CMS Security 101
This is an advance copy. This document, along with the remaining 6 documents in this series, will eventually be available from the CMS Resource Center (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2). 2 through 7 of this series are:
2. Security Standards - Administrative Safeguards
3. Security Standards - Physical Safeguards
4. Security Standards - Technical Safeguards
5. Security Standards - Organizational Policies & Procedures, and Documentation Requirements
6. Basics of Risk Analysis & Risk Management
7. Implementation for the Small Provider
To access/download a file from the files section, go to the ShareHIPAA group's home page (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShareHIPAA), sign in with your Yahoo! ID and password. Select "Files" from the left column.
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ShareHIPAA
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