HealthLeaders Media November 12, 2020
Revenue Cycle Advisor

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has made available a free web-based risk analysis tool that has been approved by OCR.

A version of this article was first published November 12, 2020, by HCPro’s Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to HealthLeaders.

Q: What are the essential steps when conducting a risk analysis? Are there any sample tools out there to provide guidance on best practices for risk analyses? How often should organizations be conducting these tests?

A: The essential steps include identifying your assets, determining what threats and vulnerabilities may harm those assets, examining current security controls, and determining impact and likelihood.

This will provide you with a risk ranking and help you...

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