SafeGuard is a "foundational" compliance solution that every company needs to ensure ongoing system integrity. This is designed to be a budget conscious solution as contemplated by the "budget neutral" and "scalable" language of the federal security regulations that address typical core vulnerabilities.

 

 

 

Safeguard benefits include:

 

Think of SafeGuard as a premium compliance package at an economical price. In our opinion, it's the minimum you need to do to show you have a "live" security program intended to safeguard Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI).  

Breaking News: SafeGuard Stops OIG Investigation!

The Office of the Inspector General determined that a medical practice under open investigation had sufficiently addressed all of its concerns regarding security after implementing Safeguard and a Gap Analysis. No penalties were assessed and the investigation was closed. We know of no other product that has yielded this result when implemented AFTER an OIG investigation has started.

 

 

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The statement of the general HIPAA Security< Rule, Section 164.306, requires covered entities to:

 

1. Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information the covered entity creates, receives, maintains, or transmits;

 

2. Protect against any reasonably anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information;

 

3. Protect against any reasonably anticipated uses or disclosures of such information that are not permitted or required by the Privacy Rule; and

 

4. Ensure compliance by its workforce. To address these basic ongoing vulnerabilities contemplated in HIPAA regulations, Absolute Computer preventive maintenance package.