HIPAA Compliance Consulting and IT Services
Risk assessments, technical safeguards and the documentation to back them up, for practices and healthcare organizations that handle patient data.
HIPAA support built into your IT
The HIPAA Security Rule asks every covered entity and business associate to protect electronic patient information with administrative, physical and technical safeguards, and to prove it. Sierra Experts helps healthcare organizations meet and maintain those requirements by running the IT that holds the data and keeping the records that show how it is protected.
We are an IT partner, not a law firm or an auditor. Your organization remains responsible for its HIPAA program, and we give you the technical work, evidence and plain-English guidance to run it well.
What our HIPAA compliance services include
Security risk assessment
We review where patient data lives, who can reach it and how it is protected, then rank the gaps by risk so you know what to fix first.
Technical safeguards
Multi-factor sign-in, encryption, endpoint protection, application allowlisting, secure email and access controls, configured and kept current.
Policies and documentation
Written procedures, asset and access inventories, and change records that line up with what is actually in place.
Backup and recovery
Monitored, tested backups and a recovery plan, so a ransomware attack or failed server does not take records offline for long.
Ongoing monitoring
24x7 monitoring, patching and log review, with reports you can share with leadership, auditors and cyber insurers.
Staff training
Security awareness training and simulated phishing tests that teach your team to spot the emails that cause most breaches.
How we work
1. Assess
We start with a free IT assessment and a review of your current safeguards against the Security Rule.
2. Remediate
We close the highest-risk gaps first and document every change.
3. Maintain
Monitoring, patching, access reviews and yearly reassessments keep your program current as people and systems change.
Who we help
Medical and dental practices, specialty clinics, behavioral health providers, and the billing, imaging and software companies that work with them as business associates. Our engineers are Sierra Experts employees, and the team includes prior and current US Air Force enlisted members, some with applicable security clearances.
See also healthcare IT services and cybersecurity services.
Why healthcare teams choose Sierra Experts
- Since 2006Founded in Pittsburgh as Sierra w/o Wires and still locally run.
- Veteran-ownedSierra Experts is a veteran-owned business.
- 100% in-house supportThe people who answer your calls work for Sierra Experts.
- 24x7 support and monitoringOur team and our monitoring run around the clock.
- Experience beyond PittsburghWe support clients in 38 states and 3 countries.
Frequently asked questions
Can you make us HIPAA compliant?
No IT provider can make an organization compliant on its own. HIPAA compliance depends on your policies, training and day-to-day practices as well as technology. We help you meet and maintain the technical and documentation requirements, and we show you where the remaining gaps are.
What is a HIPAA security risk assessment?
It is a documented review of the risks to electronic patient information in your organization: where it is stored and sent, who can access it, and how well it is protected. The Security Rule requires one, and it is the starting point for everything else we do.
Do you work with small practices?
Yes. Many of the healthcare organizations we support are small and mid-sized practices without an internal IT team.
How do we get started?
Call 412.722.0707 or request a free IT assessment. We will review your current setup and explain what we would do first.
Talk to us about HIPAA and your IT
Tell us about your practice, your systems and any audit or insurance questions you are facing. We will explain where you stand and what we would do first.
Talk to an engineer
Tell us what you are working on and a Sierra Experts engineer will get back to you. The first consultation is free.
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