Security Rule Safeguards

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Security Rule Safeguards

The Security Rule requires that reasonable safeguards are in place to protect ePHI. This mostly applies to storage and disposal of electronic storage media, such as hard drives and cloud storage. There are three categories of Security Rule safeguards:
  • Physical
  • Administrative
  • Technical
The following pages will show examples of each category.