Organizations often skip the crucial first step of defining what a HIPAA assessment is actually for. Is it a checkbox, a maturity improvement, or accountability? Legal counsel says you need documented action plans afterward, not just the assessment itself.
I see so many teams getting assessments wrong, right? Like it's all about your objectives. Like what are you trying to assess? Are you trying to, you know, check a box? Are you trying to have an improvement effort that, you know, graduates more to maturity? Or is it like a compliance? You're wanting to hold individual entities within your network accountable for actions they should be taking. But the last thing I'll say on assessments is like issues management and action plan tracking. I had an attorney, actually, Every attorney friend that I ever had has said this. If you're going to assess something, make sure you're taking action and documenting that action.
