Health Information Compliance Alert
Security Tool:
Review Your Security Compliance With This Risk Assessment Checklist
Published on Thu Feb 21, 2008
Handy form helps you estimate your practice's vulnerabilities. You know it's time for a security risk assessment, but you're a little foggy on how you should conduct one. Use the following checklist, developed by William Hubbartt, president of St. Charles, IL-based Hubbartt & Associates, as a guide to help you identify potential threats and vulnerabilities you should evaluate when assessing risk.
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