Benefits, Concerns, and Vendor Risk Management Considerations for Hospital Data In Transit

Protected health information (PHI) is at the forefront of every vendor risk assessment. Most of these risk assessments will quickly identify if a vendor is accessing, transmitting, or storing a healthcare organization's PHI with a "yes" or "no" response. However, these assessments don't always identify all the various ways PHI is accessed and transmitted (even stored) by a vendor.

This is why many vendor risk assessments fail to adequately verify if those vendor communication channels are secure. Healthcare organizations must know how their vendors access, transmit, and store PHI and other sensitive data to remain compliant to protect their organization's and patient's data.

Download the eBook to learn: 

• Communication channels PHI flows through
• Benefits and concerns of each communication channel
• What to consider in vendor risk management