Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Facility Security Plan

All HIPAA-Covered Components have to implement a facility security plan to safeguard the facility and the equipment within from unauthorized physical access, theft, and tampering for all locations that store and/or access ePHI.

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