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HIPAA Security Management Policy

Purpose. This policy establishes the security management process that [Practice Name] uses to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations affecting electronic protected health information (ePHI). It implements the requirements of 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including risk analysis, risk management, a sanction policy, and information system activity review. It is the foundational document of the practice's HIPAA security program and governs how all other security policies are maintained and enforced.

Policy Statement

[Practice Name] is committed to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all ePHI it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits. The practice must operate a documented security management process that prevents, detects, contains, and corrects security violations, as required by 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1).

The [Role, e.g. Practice Manager] designated as Security Official under the Security Official Designation and Responsibilities policy is accountable for implementing this policy. Practice leadership must provide the time, budget, and authority needed to carry it out.

Roles and Responsibilities

Risk Analysis

The Security Official must conduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI held by [Practice Name]. A full risk analysis must be completed at least annually and within 60 days of any significant change, including adoption of a new [EHR system] or major module, a new telehealth or patient portal platform, a new lab or imaging interface, an office relocation or remodel, or any reportable security incident.

Each risk analysis must follow the steps below and must be documented in the practice risk register with the date, the name of the assessor, and the evidence relied upon.

Risk Management

The Security Official must prepare a written risk management plan within 30 days of completing each risk analysis. The plan must implement security measures sufficient to reduce each identified risk to a reasonable and appropriate level given the size, complexity, and resources of a small medical practice. Every open risk must have a named owner, a planned remediation or compensating control, and a target date consistent with the table below.

[Practice Owner / Managing Physician] must approve the plan in writing. Any decision to accept a residual risk rather than remediate it must be documented with the business reason and re-evaluated at the next annual risk analysis.

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