Health Care Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

HIPAA compliance remains a cornerstone of health care data protection. Weaver works with health care organizations by assessing readiness, implementing best practices and maintaining compliance that reduce risk and sustain day‑to‑day operations. We focus on privacy and security programs that are effective and designed to fit how care is delivered and managed.

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities in policies, processes and technology
• Perform readiness HIPAA risk assessments to evaluate current compliance posture
• Deliver compliance reports to guide corrective actions
• Review and update policies and programs for sustained regulatory alignment
• Assess privacy practices to evaluate how patient data is accessed, used and protected

Health care organizations face changing federal and state requirements, making compliance more complex and more closely scrutinized. Weaver provides independent assurance, assessments and advisory support to address regulatory standards, mitigate risk and demonstrate control effectiveness to auditors and regulators.

• SOC 1 reporting for business associates across claims processing, medical coding, revenue cycle management, third party administrators and health care billing operations
• SOC 2 and SOC 2+ HIPAA security examinations for business associates including health care technology and health care service providers
• Cyber risk assessments tailored to regulatory and operational needs
• NIST Privacy Framework assessments to align practices with leading standards
• Third party risk and vendor assurance

Understanding the strength of your IT environment is critical to managing cybersecurity risks in the health care industry, particularly during transactions, growth initiatives or system changes. Our services entail evaluating your technology landscape to identify vulnerabilities, assess controls and inform decision-making.

• Review IT management processes to evaluate governance and oversight
• Analyze infrastructure, including networking and support systems
• Examine data management practices (ePHI), resilience and recovery capabilities
• Assess identity and access management (IAM) to reduce access-related risk
• Evaluate cybersecurity management practices to identify gaps and strengthen controls

Managing cybersecurity risk is an ongoing effort that evolves alongside technology, regulations and threat activity. Weaver works with health care organizations to evaluate program maturity including HIPAA risk assessments, strengthen controls and prepare for potential incidents, aligning cybersecurity efforts with operational and strategic priorities.

Our consulting services for health care organizations focus on understanding current cybersecurity posture and identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, controls and preparedness. We translate technical findings into practical insights leaders can use to guide decisions and prioritize actions.

• Build and evaluate cybersecurity programs
• Conduct cyber risk assessments
• Perform cyber maturity assessments aligned with recognized frameworks
• Develop strategic roadmaps
• Execute vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
• Facilitate Incident Response Table-top Exercises (IR TTX)
• Assess social engineering risks and user susceptibility
• Provide cyber coaching, including CISO and cyber subject matter knowledge support
• Complete penetration testing (pen testing) and vulnerability assessments

Weaver supports advance health care IT security compliance by preparing for and meeting established cybersecurity and regulatory standards across your health care organization. Our approach centers on clarity, documentation and alignment with recognized frameworks.

• PCI Readiness, including Report on Compliance (ROC) and Attestation of Compliance (AOC)
• CMMC (NIST 800-171) assessments and readiness support