HIPAA Compliance Consulting and Security Risk Assessment
HIPAA · Health Insurance Portability & Accountability
For covered entities and business associates, including health tech vendors that handle protected health information. We perform the HIPAA security risk assessment, write policies, set up business associate agreements and remediate gaps across the Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules. A typical program takes 2 to 6 months.
Reviewed by Santhosh K, Principal GRC Advisor, CyberWave GRC · CISA, CISM, CCISO, HITRUST CCSFP, CHQP, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
What is HIPAA?
HIPAA establishes national standards for the protection of Protected Health Information (PHI) in the United States. It applies to covered entities and their business associates, with penalties for non-compliance reaching $1.5M+ per violation category per year.
Key Focus Areas
What our engagement includes
CyberWave GRC provides HIPAA compliance consulting for US healthcare covered entities and business associates, including health-tech, SaaS and offshore service teams in India that handle protected health information (PHI). We help you perform the required HIPAA security risk assessment, implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards, and document policies that stand up to customer and regulator scrutiny.
How the engagement works
PHI discovery
Identify where PHI is created, stored, transmitted and who can access it.
Risk assessment
Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities to PHI and rate the risks.
Gap analysis
Compare safeguards with Security Rule requirements and Privacy Rule obligations.
Remediation
Implement safeguards, policies and BAAs, and assign responsibilities.
Training
Train the workforce and record completion.
Ongoing compliance
Schedule periodic risk reviews and support customer security questionnaires.
Timeline and cost factors
A HIPAA risk assessment and remediation program commonly takes 2 to 6 months. Cost depends on the number of systems and locations handling PHI, organization size, whether you are a covered entity or business associate, and existing documentation.
HIPAA Consulting Services for Covered Entities and Business Associates
Good HIPAA compliance consulting doesn't stop at a policy binder. Our HIPAA consulting services cover the full path: working out whether you're a covered entity or a business associate, finding where PHI actually lives, assessing risk, fixing gaps and keeping the evidence ready for customers and regulators. Our HIPAA compliance consultants work with health-tech vendors, SaaS companies and offshore service teams, and our HIPAA security consultants focus on the technical safeguards and access controls that the Security Rule expects. A typical program takes 2 to 6 months.
HIPAA Risk Assessment Services
The Security Rule requires an accurate, ongoing risk analysis, and it's the first thing customers and regulators ask to see. Our HIPAA risk assessment services start with PHI discovery, then evaluate threats and vulnerabilities, rate the risks and turn them into a risk management plan with owners. Most organizations review it at least once a year and after significant changes, such as a new system or vendor.
HIPAA Audit Services and Readiness Support
Our HIPAA audit services help you check your safeguards the way a customer or regulator would, before they do. We compare your practices against the Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, review policies, BAAs and training records, and give you a gap list with a remediation plan. To be clear, this isn't an official audit or a certification. HHS doesn't certify HIPAA compliance, so the goal is documented evidence that holds up when someone asks for it.
HIPAA Compliance in India
HIPAA is a US law, but it matters in India whenever your team handles US protected health information. If you run an offshore service team, a health-tech product or a SaaS platform from India for US clients, HIPAA compliance in India means following the safeguards and contracts those clients are bound to. Our HIPAA compliance services in India cover PHI data-flow mapping, access control review, workforce training and BAA support, so your team can answer customer security questionnaires with confidence.
Questions buyers ask
The three core HIPAA rules
| Rule | Focus | Key requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy Rule | Use and disclosure of PHI | Minimum necessary use, patient rights, notices |
| Security Rule | Protection of electronic PHI | Risk analysis, administrative, physical and technical safeguards |
| Breach Notification Rule | Response to breaches | Notify individuals, HHS and sometimes media |
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