Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Hybrid Entity
A legal entity that carries out both covered as well as non-covered functions may designate itself as a hybrid Entity under HIPAA and may choose not to apply the Privacy Rule to its non-healthcare components, whereas all covered healthcare components must be in compliance with HIPAA, and the covered entity retains security compliances, oversight, and enforcement obligations.
Additional reading
How to Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment to Stay Compliant?
The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provides direction to healthcare entities to implement safeguards for the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (ePHI) and ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the first crucial step in this direction is to conduct a HIPAA risk assessment, which identifies critical risks and security loopholes. Risk assessment helps…
A Beginner-friendly Guide to ISO 27001 Data Protection Policy
Somewhere, in a dusty corner of your office, lies a document titled ‘Data Protection Policy.’ It’s a well-intentioned file, full of dense paragraphs and legal jargon. As you expect, most employees have never read it, and those who have probably forgotten what it said moments later. This situation is too common, while it shouldn’t be. The…
ISO 9001 Auditor: How to Become a Certified Auditor?
TL;DR An ISO 9001 auditor assesses whether an organization’s QMS meets the standard’s requirements, identifies non-conformities, and drives continuous improvement. There are two types: internal auditors (first-party, within the organization) and lead auditors (external, for certification bodies), each with different scope, independence, and training requirements. Becoming one involves understanding the ISO 9001 standard, choosing your…
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