HIPAA and PCI Regulation

What are HIPAA and PCI Regulation

Understanding the HIPAA and PCI  compliance regulations and requirements is essential to keeping your office safe from data breaches and government fines.

What is HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a legislation which sets the standard for sensitive patient data protection in the Healthcare industry. The legislation is enforced by periodic audits on the network and security systems of each business. The Audits are based on specific metrics set by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) protocols and are a requirement of any business that stores or transfers patient information.

What is PCI DSS?

Even standard maintenance can be difficult without enough staff on hand. Cynora Tech can keep you up to date with network audits to ensure you don't fall behind. Our engineers will keep detailed logs of the health of the network and make sure that all of your IOS upgrades are completed carefully and safely.

What happens if I fail an Audit?

The ramifications for failing a HIPAA and/or PCI audit can range quite a bit. For PCI audit failures, hefty fines can be levied to businesses that don't comply but can quickly escalate to the loss of card processing privileges. HIPAA audit failures on the other hand can even extend to criminal and civil penalties.

Saving your business

Breaches however can cripple a business by damaging their image and credibility. It's critical that businesses of all industries adhere to HIPAA and PCI regulations to ensure and secure the integrity of financial and patient information. With 24/7 monitoring and up-to-date expertise our team will ensure the business remains HIPAA and PCI compliant. Our team can provide recommendations to not only strengthen the business against breaches and pass audits but to increase business owners confidence in meeting HIPAA and PCI standards.