How to HIPAA: Risk Management
Free HIPAA guide · 6 controls · 4 templates
Risk analysis, management, and security program ownership. The sections below are assembled from the same control catalog, threat library, and enforcement mapping our free assessment runs on.
Why this matters
- Administrative safeguards
- The management backbone of the security program: risk analysis, policies, training, and access governance. Most breaches trace to a gap here (an unassessed risk, an untrained employee, access never revoked) rather than failed technology.
The controls in this area
The 45 CFR §164 requirements HIPAA places here: 6 of the 103 controls in our catalog. Our free templates and assessment track each one:
164.308(a)(1)(i) · 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A) · 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B) · 164.308(a)(2) · 164.530(a) · 164.530(c)
What enforcement looks like here
OCR's recurring investigation findings in this area:
- Risk analysis 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)
- Risk management 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B)
Related threat scenarios
Common threats (NIST SP 800-30 classes) that this area's controls defend against:
- AccidentalMisdirected email / fax with PHI
Exploits: No minimum-necessary; no DLP · 164.502(b) Min Necessary; 164.530(c) Safeguards
Free templates for this area
De-branded policy and procedures templates mapped to this area's controls. Read the full text free, then adapt them to your organization:
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