If you’re a Managed Service Provider (MSP), you know that business depends upon your reputation. The MSP tools that you use to manage your clients effectively while maintaining the security and privacy of their data are vital to maintaining that reputation. That’s especially true when working with organizations required to be HIPAA compliant. How does that affect the MSP tools you use to support them? [...]
As an MSP with healthcare clients, it is important to understand how HIPAA applies to you and your clients. As your clients’ trusted advisor, your clients will rely on you to help them comply with HIPAA. To help you understand your HIPAA obligations, and how to carry them over to your clients, MSP HIPAA compliance tips are discussed below. MSP HIPAA Compliance Tips You [...]
A managed service provider (MSP) is an entity that remotely manages a covered entity’s IT infrastructure, and/or end-user systems. Managed service providers who work with clients in the healthcare sector must comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. Under the HIPAA Security Rule, MSPs must perform a security risk analysis. What Does MSP Security Rule Compliance Consist of? MSP Security Rule compliance has several components. One [...]
The healthcare industry is the fastest growing industry in the U.S. economy and it is also the most vulnerable. Ransomware attacks are targeting healthcare organizations with increasing frequency, this is in part a result of the lack of knowledge surrounding cybersecurity best practices across the healthcare sector. A recent study determined that 24% of healthcare workers cannot identify malware on their computers and 18% cannot [...]
MSPs and HIPAA Compliance According to the Datto Report from 2018, healthcare is the #1 vertical for MSPs. In a recent study, only 1 out of 11 MSPs who work in the healthcare sector are requesting information on HIPAA compliance. Any MSP who has healthcare clients must be HIPAA compliant. In a recent study, 27% of MSPs who are working with healthcare clients are addressing their HIPAA compliance [...]
This HIPAA Compliance for MSPs Infographic was created based on a webinar hosted by Compliancy Group. To learn more about HIPAA compliance for MSPs click here. HIPAA Compliance for MSPs Infographic
