Wondering exactly what a PIA is?
We’ve got the short answer here, plus a link to a cool tool that will help you with your own PIA, pronto.
A PIA is a risk mitigation tool that helps you prevent privacy problems before they occur, (unlike retrospective audits, which pinpoint past or existing breaches). PIAs evaluate whether a new HIT system or procedure complies with HIPAA. It helps ensure a good return on your EHR investment because it offers a systematic way to identify and remove any inherent risks.
It’s vital to start a PIA as early as possible — ideally in the project initiation phase — to recognize any major issues embedded in a new system’s design before you implement it, stressed Erik Pupo, practice manager at Project Performance Corporation in McLean, Va., at…
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