GLOSSARY

HIPAA Rules: Omnibus Rule

Terms

Annex A Controls

Attestation of Compliance (AOC)

Compliance risk management

Compliance software

Cardholder Data (CHD)

Cardholder Data Environment (CDE)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

HIPAA Business Associates

HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Covered Entities

HIPAA employee training

HIPAA Risk Assessment

HIPAA Rules: Breach Notification Rule

HIPAA Rules: Enforcement Rule

HIPAA Rules: Omnibus Rule

HIPAA Rules: Privacy Rule

HIPAA Rules: Security Rule

HIPAA Safeguards

HIPAA Sanctions

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)

ISMS Governing Body

ISO 27001 security standard

ISO 27001 Internal Audit

ISO 27001 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

ISO 27001 Management Review

ISO 27001 Nonconformities

ISO 27001 Risk Assessment

ISO 27001 Risk Treatment Plan

ISO 27001 Stage 1 Audit

ISO 27001 Stage 2 Audit

IT security policy

Information Security Management System (ISMS)

Protected health information

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)

Report on Compliance (ROC)

Security questionnaire

SOC 2 Type I report

SOC 2 Type II report

SOC Trust Services Criteria

Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

Service Provider

Statement of Applicability

Vendor assessment

Vendor management policy

What is the HIPAA Omnibus Rule?‍

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The HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule of 2013 was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement required amendments under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. This Rule strengthens privacy and security protections for individuals’ health information, makes certain other modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (the HIPAA Rules) improve their workability and effectiveness, increases flexibility for and decreases the burden on regulated entities.

The HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule clarified gray areas and fleshed out necessary details in existing HIPAA and HITECH regulations while also establishing new penalties for HIPAA noncompliance.

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