Secure Nomad A Field Guide
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The HIPAA Security Officer Checklist.

Federal law requires every healthcare practice to designate a HIPAA Security Officer. Most small practices have either skipped this step entirely or named someone who has no idea what the job actually is.

Twelve questions below. If you can't honestly check eight of them, you have meaningful exposure — and probably don't know it yet.

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0 – 4 You are not currently HIPAA compliant. Don't panic — but do act.
5 – 8 Meaningful exposure. A breach or audit would not go well right now.
9 – 11 Above average. You have known gaps that should be closed this quarter.
12 / 12 You're in better shape than 95% of small practices. Keep going.

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