HIPAA Security Compliance in Reno, NV

The HIPAA Security Rule requires healthcare practices to protect electronic patient information with administrative, physical and technical safeguards. We help Reno, Sparks and Carson City practices meet the technical side with 24/7/365 monitoring by our SOC, access controls, training and incident response, and we sign a business associate agreement with every healthcare client.

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The Security Rule

Three kinds of safeguards, in plain English.

The HIPAA Security Rule applies to electronic protected health information (ePHI) held by covered entities, such as medical and dental practices, and by their business associates.

Administrative

A current risk analysis, a designated security official, workforce training, access management, security incident procedures and contingency planning, including data backup.

Physical

Control over who can get into your facility, how workstations are used and secured, and how devices and media are handled and disposed of.

Technical

Unique user logins, audit controls that record system activity, protection of data integrity, and secure transmission of ePHI.

How we help

HIPAA safeguards and the services behind them.

No vendor makes a practice HIPAA compliant on its own. Your policies, documentation and decisions matter too, and your practice remains responsible for its own risk analysis. Here is where our plans support selected Security Rule requirements.

Selected HIPAA Security Rule requirements and how our services support them
HIPAA requirementHow we support it
Risk analysis and risk managementYour practice's responsibility, with vCISO guidance. Our free security assessment is a useful starting point but is not a substitute for a formal HIPAA risk analysis.
Security awareness and trainingSecurity awareness training
Audit controls and information system activity reviewManaged SIEM watched by our SOC 24/7/365
Protection from malicious softwareEDR with managed detection and response
Access control and person authenticationZero trust architecture: unique logins, MFA, least privilege
Transmission securityEncrypted email through our email security service
Security incident proceduresIncident response, included in both plans
Business associate agreementsWe sign a BAA with every healthcare client
The threats

Why practices are targeted.

Patient records are valuable, and downtime directly affects care, which makes practices more likely to feel pressure to pay. Common attacks against practices include ransomware that locks electronic health records and imaging systems, phishing that steals staff passwords, compromised vendor remote access, and business email compromise aimed at billing and payments.

Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report found ransomware in 88 percent of breaches at small and mid-sized organizations.1 Practice size offers little protection.

If there is a breach

HIPAA breach notification.

A breach of unsecured protected health information generally triggers these notices under HIPAA's Breach Notification Rule:2

  • Affected individuals, without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days after discovery.
  • HHS, within 60 days when 500 or more people are affected, or in an annual log for smaller breaches.
  • Prominent media outlets, when more than 500 residents of a state or jurisdiction are affected.

Your counsel decides whether an incident is reportable. Our incident response work gives them the facts.

What is changing

The proposed Security Rule update.

HHS published a proposed overhaul of the Security Rule in January 2025. It would make several safeguards mandatory that are "addressable" today, including encryption of ePHI, MFA and network segmentation, and would require vulnerability scanning at least every six months and a penetration test at least once a year.3

As of October 2026 the update has not been finalized, and HHS enforces the current rule. Both of our plans include MFA, monitoring and access controls. SecurityPlus adds vulnerability management and full zero trust, including zero trust network management. Penetration testing is available separately.

Who we protect

Practices across Northern Nevada.

We work with healthcare practices and dental offices in Reno, Sparks and Carson City. We focus on security, so your existing IT support for practice software and equipment stays in place.

Businesses that collect health data but are not covered by HIPAA, such as med spas and wellness companies, may fall under Nevada SB 370 instead.

This page is general information, not legal advice.

Sources:
  1. Verizon, 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report
  2. HHS, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
  3. HHS, HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking fact sheet
Common questions

HIPAA security FAQ

Yes. We sign a HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA) with every healthcare client.
Our SOC works to contain the threat and investigate what was accessed. Under HIPAA's Breach Notification Rule, a breach of unsecured protected health information generally requires notifying affected individuals within 60 days of discovery, notifying HHS, and, when more than 500 residents of a state are affected, notifying the media. Your counsel determines whether an incident is a reportable breach; we provide the facts they need.
The biggest are ransomware that locks electronic health records and imaging systems, phishing that steals staff credentials, compromised vendor connections, and business email compromise targeting billing staff. Downtime directly affects patient care, which is why attackers target healthcare.
Yes. We protect practices across Reno, Sparks, Carson City and the surrounding area. Our SOC monitors and responds 24/7/365 regardless of where your offices are.
A HIPAA risk analysis identifies where electronic protected health information is created, stored and sent, the threats and vulnerabilities that could affect it, the likelihood and impact of each, and the safeguards in place. It must be accurate, thorough and kept up to date as your practice and technology change.
HHS published a proposed update in January 2025 that would make safeguards such as encryption, MFA and network segmentation mandatory rather than addressable, and would require vulnerability scans every six months and annual penetration testing. As of October 2026 it has not been finalized, and the current Security Rule is what HHS enforces. Practices that adopt those safeguards now will be ahead either way.

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