Healthcare providers are tasked with safeguarding patients' information, and that responsibility is guided by requirements and suggestions from several sources. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released a crosswalk connecting HIPAA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework.
Here are three things to know about the crosswalk tool.
1. The crosswalk is designed to help HIPAA-covered entities create a strong cybersecurity strategy.
2. The tool provides "mappings" between the NIST Framework and HIPAA, as well as other commonly used security guidelines.
3. By connecting the HIPAA and the NIST Framework, the tool aims to help providers identify any gaps in their cybersecurity programs.
Click here to view the full tool.