Have you ever had a document just stop working or be corrupted?
Our system holds securing your information to the highest regard. We have incorporated many different technologies to ensure this stays true, one of which is self-healing technology. Many times data can become corrupt or delete due to various reasons. Anything from moving a laptop, to copying and pasting information can alter its results.
It has been proven that if you prepare a spreadsheet or program before you input information, you are less likely to make mistakes.
Do you have a backup to your spreadsheets?
Do you have a plan to protect the integrity of your data?
If using a cloud service, did you sign a Business Agreement with the entity?
Is your data secure while in transit as well as resting?
ALL of these things and more are required BY LAW to be included in your contingency plan wherever you store your information.
Don't be blinded by "best practices".
This is just one of several guidelines directly taken from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST SP 800-66 page F2) that we strictly abide by:
Standard 164.308(a)(7), Contingency Plan, requires covered entities to:Establish (and implement as needed) policies and procedures for responding to an emergency or other occurrence (for example, fire, vandalism, system failure,and natural disaster) that damages systems that contain electronic protected health information.
Some guidelines included in our Contingency Plan include a:
1. Data Backup Plan (R) – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A): Establish and implement procedures to create and maintain
retrievable exact copies of electronic protected health information.
2. Disaster Recovery Plan (R) – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(B): Establish (and implement as needed) procedures to restore any
loss of data.
3. Emergency Mode Operation Plan (R) – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(C): Establish (and implement as needed) procedures to
enable continuation of critical business processes for protection of the security of electronic protected health
information while operating in emergency mode.
4. Testing and Revision Procedures (A) – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(D): Implement procedures for periodic testing and
revision of contingency plans.
5. Applications and Data Criticality Analysis (A) – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(E): Assess the relative criticality of specific
applications and data in support of other contingency plan components.
