hipaasecurity

Understanding What’s at Stake for Your Small Health Care Organization

When you're running a small hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility, staying on top of regulations like HIPAA can feel overwhelming. But one piece you absolutely have to understand is Protected Health Information (PHI)—what it is, how it’s used, and why securing it is non-negotiable.

In small health care organizations, IT is often just one person — and they’re juggling everything. Security, compliance, backups, devices, email... all while chasing down printers and resetting passwords.

And the reality is, most of these orgs don’t get enterprise resources — but are still expected to meet enterprise-level compliance.