Security Safeguards
Administrative Safeguards
HIPAA Security Rule policies and procedures that manage the protection of ePHI.
Administrative Safeguards are one of the three categories of protections required by the HIPAA Security Rule. They are the policies, procedures, and workforce measures an organization uses to manage the selection and execution of security controls for ePHI.
Examples include conducting a risk analysis, assigning a security official, workforce training, and access management. They sit alongside Physical and Technical Safeguards. All three families are compared in our guide to HIPAA safeguards administrative physical technical.