Does your healthcare organization have a Compliance Officer? How secure is your IT network?
These are questions that can keep you up at night. Especially when there are over 500 active healthcare cybersecurity breaches. Or the cost to update outdated healthcare systems is expected to surpass $125 billion.
There is good news, however. Ready to reach healthcare compliance and avoid the risk of HIPAA violations? Read on to learn how Managed IT Services can help your organization.
Top IT Related Healthcare Compliance Issues
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services believes ransomware is the most common threat to healthcare IT. Other compliance concerns include:
- Hacking of IT systems
- Loss or theft of devices
- Unsecured data
- Insufficient staff education
- Improper records disposal
Another area of healthcare that requires compliance is Telemedicine. The ability to provide healthcare through remote services. Data encryption, storage, and transmission security all need to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.
A lack of overall IT due diligence is a critical problem. For example, not scheduling an annual risk assessment or failing to follow through on recommendations. This is where IT Managed Services can help.
How IT Managed Services Help Deliver Healthcare Compliance
Managed IT Services offer many advantages over an in-house IT team. For example, cost savings, flexibility, and broad experience.
They can perform a risk assessment of your system and provide strategic IT consulting to implement the plan. To ensure ongoing compliance, they offer maintenance plans.
Here are four areas IT services enhance cybersecurity at all levels.
Education
Physicians and staff may know the patient-based HIPAA requirements but not the technology they work with. Managed IT Services explain how the technology works and how it supports compliance. Regular cybersecurity training keeps people safe from phishing attacks or malware.
Network Monitoring and Management
To prevent hacking, the IT team will perform regular maintenance. This means installing regular security updates and monitoring the network for malicious activity.
The right security roles also safeguard patient data by defining who can access which part of the system. This helps meet the access control and authentication requirements.
Regulatory reports and logs are collected, stored, and transmitted securely.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Even with the best system and maintenance, the unexpected can happen. A strategic IT plan should include a business continuity and disaster recovery section. This details how to recover data after a disastrous event and keep the business running.
Cloud Migration
The cloud or on-premise storage are both appropriate for data security in healthcare. An experienced IT team can determine the best approach and will design the system. They will then migrate the data without disruption to your services.
Find the Right IT Support for Healthcare
Failure to meet regulatory requirements can cause financial penalties. Not to mention undermine the trust of your patients.
Contact the experts at Pegasus Technologies and learn how we can bring peace of mind to the complex world of healthcare compliance.
Pegasus Technologies is the IT Team for organizations that don’t need a full-time IT department. Our technology experts build you a technology plan to keep your business running at its best. We have offices in Kennett Square, PA, Media, PA, and Wayne, PA to provide better computer support and IT services to you.
