We conduct thorough audits to assess your organization’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Our audits identify gaps in your privacy and security practices and provide actionable recommendations to help you achieve and maintain HIPAA compliance.
Protecting patient data is paramount in healthcare. We offer comprehensive data privacy and security assessments to ensure your organization adheres to the highest standards for protecting electronic protected health information (ePHI) and other sensitive data.
Effective risk management is critical for healthcare organizations. We assist in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across your operations, ensuring that your internal controls are robust and aligned with industry best practices.
We conduct thorough audits to assess your organization’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Our audits identify gaps in your privacy and security practices and provide actionable recommendations to help you achieve and maintain HIPAA compliance.
In addition to HIPAA and HITRUST, healthcare organizations must comply with a variety of other regulations and standards. We provide support for achieving and maintaining compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other relevant certifications.
With the rise of digital health technologies, cybersecurity threats in the healthcare sector have become more sophisticated. We provide cybersecurity assessments, vulnerability scanning, and threat management services to protect your systems and patient data from cyberattacks.
Healthcare organizations must be prepared for any disruption to their operations. We help you develop and implement robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans that ensure your organization can continue to provide care and protect patient data in the event of an emergency.
Managing third-party vendors is crucial in healthcare, where data breaches often occur through vendors. We offer vendor risk management services to help you assess and monitor the security practices of your vendors, ensuring they meet your compliance and security standards.
Our team has deep experience in the healthcare sector, allowing us to provide insights and solutions that are specifically designed to address the unique challenges of healthcare organizations.
We offer a full range of services to help you achieve and maintain compliance with all relevant healthcare regulations and standards.
We understand that protecting patient data is at the heart of healthcare compliance. Our services are designed to help you safeguard this critical information while maintaining operational efficiency.
AuditVisor is a trusted partner for healthcare organizations, with a proven track record of delivering results that enhance compliance, security, and operational resilience.
OPTION 1: On-Site Fieldwork
We will provide you with an itinerary of our on-site visit in advance and work closely with you to make sure the fieldwork runs smoothly. During this time, we'll conduct thorough walkthroughs, assess control effectiveness through testing procedures, gather necessary documentation for review, and more - all while keeping timeliness top of mind. Once completed, we’ll present the initial results during a final exit interview session so that there is clarity around the next steps needed to generate your SOC report. Our aim is 90-95% completion at the end of site visits; ensuring accuracy as well as timely delivery!
OPTION 2:Auditing just got easier - AuditSimple streamlines the process, leveraging technology to provide a virtual audit engagement solution that saves time and effort. Using minimal hardware requirements paired with collaborative software and cameras, we can confidently complete audits in real-time. Additionally, our secure server network provides us with access to required databases used during an audit process; this eliminates manual procedures or lengthy processing times associated with manual processes saving us a considerable amount of time during auditing engagements as well as unnecessary travel time.
Healthcare compliance involves following the laws, regulations, and industry standards that apply to healthcare organizations. These regulations include HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 1, SOC 2, and others designed to protect patient privacy, ensure data security, and maintain operational integrity. Compliance is critical for preventing data breaches, protecting patient rights, and avoiding penalties or reputational damage due to non-compliance.
SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliance focus on an organization’s internal controls related to financial reporting (SOC 1) and the protection of sensitive data, including healthcare data (SOC 2). SOC 2 is particularly relevant to healthcare organizations because it addresses the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of information, which are critical for safeguarding electronic health information (ePHI). Achieving SOC 2 compliance demonstrates that your organization has strong data security practices in place, making it a key component of overall healthcare compliance.
HIPAA compliance is a must for any healthcare organization handling patient data. It sets the standard for protecting ePHI by ensuring that healthcare entities implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. Compliance with HIPAA helps organizations avoid privacy violations, reduce the risk of data breaches, and ensure patient data is handled securely. HIPAA audits assess how well an organization meets these standards.
SOC 2 compliance is particularly important in healthcare because it focuses on the protection of sensitive data, including patient information. It covers critical areas like security, confidentiality, and privacy, ensuring that healthcare organizations have the appropriate controls in place to safeguard data. SOC 2 compliance not only enhances trust with patients but also helps ensure that systems are secure against breaches, which is vital in a sector increasingly targeted by cyber threats.
Managing third-party vendors is a critical component of healthcare compliance, as many data breaches occur through external partners. Vendor risk management involves assessing vendors' security practices, especially their compliance with SOC 2 and HIPAA. By conducting regular security reviews and audits of vendors, healthcare organizations can ensure that their third parties also adhere to necessary compliance standards, reducing the risk of non-compliance and data breaches.
Auditvisor provides a broad range of services tailored to healthcare organizations, including HIPAA audits, SOC 1 and SOC 2 assessments, HITRUST certification support, GDPR compliance, and cybersecurity evaluations. We help organizations build strong internal controls, manage risk, prepare for regulatory audits, and ensure that they maintain a high level of data security. Our services are customizable, allowing organizations to select the specific areas they need to focus on based on their compliance goals.
Non-compliance with healthcare regulations such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or HITRUST can lead to severe consequences, including legal actions, fines, and reputational damage. Healthcare organizations that fail to comply risk exposing patient data to breaches, which can have long-term impacts on their credibility and operational efficiency. Maintaining compliance is essential to avoid these risks and ensure patient data remains secure.
Healthcare organizations should regularly conduct compliance audits to stay aligned with regulatory requirements such as SOC 1, SOC 2, and HIPAA. Regular audits, typically performed annually or when there are significant changes in operations or technology, help identify potential risks and ensure that the organization’s data protection practices are up-to-date. Staying proactive with audits helps prevent issues before they arise and ensures continuous compliance with industry standards.
If you're looking for a compliance partner you can trust, look no further than AuditVisor. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you achieve and maintain compliance.