Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Administrative Safeguards
Administrative Safeguards are actions, policies, and procedures to manage the development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect PHI. It guides covered entities to be compliant with the HIPAA security rule.
In order to comply with Administrative Safeguards, one must evaluate their existing security controls, accurately analyze risks to the systems, and evaluate documented solutions derived from factors unique to them.
Additional reading
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GDPR Article 30: Maintaining Records of Processing Activities
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