ABS Compliance Security Officer

• Manage information security policies and procedures and oversee technical systems in order to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all the practice's healthcare information systems.

• Coordinate all efforts to contain, investigate, and prevent computer security breaches.

• Implement, manage, and enforce information security regulations as mandated by HIPAA and other applicable security laws.

• Ensure that the access control, disaster recovery, business continuity, incident response, and risk management needs of practice are properly addressed.

• Lead information security awareness and training initiatives to educate all practice staff about information security risks.

• Perform ongoing information risk assessments and audits to ensure that information systems are adequately protected and meet the HIPAA requirements.

• Work with vendors, outside consultants, and other third parties to improve information security within the practice.

ABS Compliance Privacy Officer

• Develop and maintain Privacy Policies and Procedures.

• Retain the Privacy Policies and Procedures Manual in accordance with HIPAA requirements and other applicable health care privacy laws.

• Promptly resolve questions that arise regarding privacy issues.

• Ensure that all employees are appropriately trained on HIPAA awareness topics and ABS's policies and procedures.

• Ensure that employees understand all policies and procedures established by the practice, including those not directly addressed through HIPAA training.

• Investigate and process privacy related complaints from patients.

• Correct conditions and practices deemed inconsistent with privacy requirements.

You also can learn more from the website at: www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/