Physical Safeguards

Overview:Implement procedures to control and validate a person's access to facilities based on their role or function, including visitor control, and control of access to software programs for testing and revision. Action Items:1) Obtain and... Read More

Overview:Maintain a record of the movements of hardware and electronic media and any person responsible therefore. Action Items:1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related to device and media accountability. Evaluate the content relative to... Read More

Overview:Establish (and implement as needed) procedures that allow facility access in support of restoration of lost data under the disaster recovery plan and emergency mode operations plan in the event of an emergency. Action Items:1) Obtain and... Read More

Overview:Create a retrievable, exact copy of electronic protected health information, when needed, before movement of equipment. Action Items:1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related to data backup and storage procedures. Evaluate the... Read More

Overview:Implement policies and procedures that govern the receipt and removal of hardware and electronic media that contain electronic protected health information into and out of a facility, and the movement of these items within the facility.... Read More

Overview:Implement policies and procedures to address the final disposition of electronic protected health information, and/or the hardware or electronic media on which it is stored. Action Items:1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related... Read More

Overview:Implement policies and procedures to limit physical access to its electronic information systems and the facility or facilities in which they are housed, while ensuring that properly authorized access is allowed. Action Items:1) Obtain and... Read More

Overview:Implement policies and procedures to safeguard the facility and the equipment there in from unauthorized physical access, tampering, and theft. Action Items:1) Obtain and review policies and procedures related to the facility security plan.... Read More

Overview:Implement policies and procedures to document repairs and modifications to the physical components of a facility that are related to security (for example, hardware, walls, doors, and locks). Action Items:1) Obtain and review such policies... Read More

Overview:Implement procedures for removal of electronic protected health information from electronic media before the media are made available for re-use. Action Items:1) Obtain and review procedures related to media re-usage. Evaluate the content in... Read More