Isn t it just an IT issue to become HIPAA compliant?
HIPAA compliance is better focused as a business issue than as an IT issue, although IT will play a major role in implementing compliant systems. Implementing HIPAA will affect how healthcare organizations make adjustments to staffing requirements and revisions of policies, procedures, and processes to achieve and monitor compliance with patient privacy and confidentiality needs. Larger organizations will need executive sponsorship and dedicated resources to lead the HIPAA compliance effort.
