Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Key Elements of HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA outlines specific requirements under four primary rule categories. Each area is essential to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI.

1. Administrative Safeguards

• Security Management Process
• Assigned Security Responsibility
• Workforce Security
• Information Access Management
• Security Awareness and Training
• Security Incident Response Procedures
• Contingency Planning
• Regular Evaluation
• Business Associate Agreements

2. Physical Safeguards

• Facility Access Controls
• Workstation Use Policies
• Workstation Security
• Device and Media Controls

3. Organizational Requirements

• Business Associate Contracts
• Group Health Plan Requirements

4. Technical Safeguards

• Access Controls
• Audit Controls
• Data Integrity Measures
• Authentication of Persons or Entities
• Secure Transmission Protocols

How Inbay Helps You Achieve HIPAA Compliance

Inbay follows a proven five-phase methodology to guide your organization toward full HIPAA compliance—addressing both technical and operational dimensions of security.

PHASE I – Scope Definition

• Define the overall scope of HIPAA applicability
• Identify technologies, systems, and processes subject to compliance

PHASE II – Risk Assessment & Gap Analysis

• Conduct asset inventory and process mapping
• Identify risks across infrastructure, technology, and procedures
• Pinpoint gaps in current controls against HIPAA standards

PHASE III – Implementation

• Draft and implement security policies and procedures
• Develop supporting documentation for each control area
• Recommend tools and investments needed for compliance
• Create a central system of record

PHASE IV – Internal Audit

• Conduct internal audits to validate control effectiveness
• Deliver HIPAA training and awareness sessions to your staff
• Identify control deficiencies and remediation steps

PHASE V – External Audit & Ongoing Compliance

• Support third-party or regulatory audits
• Perform final control validation and testing
• Establish a sustainable HIPAA compliance program for continuous improvement

Why Choose Inbay?

With deep expertise in healthcare cybersecurity, Inbay ensures your organization not only meets HIPAA requirements but builds a long-term culture of privacy and compliance.

Protect your patients. Protect your reputation. Stay compliant—with Inbay.