Jackie
Robinson & Associates to Provide Risk
Assessment Analysis for Indian Health Service
Fairfax,
VA.
July 1st 2005
-Jackie Robinson & Associates
(JR&A) has secured a contract
with the Indian Health Service (IHS)
- an agency of the Department of Health
and Human Services - to provide IHS
with information security risk assessments
that will enable the agency to meet federally-mandated
certification and accreditation requirements.
The
contract calls for JR&A to provide IHS
entities throughout the United States with
an accurate and thorough risk assessment package
that meets primarily with Office of Management
and Budget Certification and Accreditation
requirements. The project also will enable
IHS management to make informed decisions
regarding the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of its information and information
systems.
JR&A
will specifically address the confidentiality,
integrity and availability of Electronic Protected
Health Information in order to fully meet
requirements set down in the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act Security
Rule (HIPAASR). The goal
is to enable IHS entities to create a single
risk assessment that satisfies HIPAASR and
OMB certification and accreditation requirements.
Risk
assessments will be conducted by JR&A
according to guidelines established by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
and federal information processing standards.
Steps in the risk assessment process include
system characterization, threat identification
and control analysis. JR&A also
will provide impact analysis, risk determination
and control recommendations.
JR&A
will provide tailored risk assessments that
meet the needs of IHS facilities ranging in
size from single building clinics to multi-building
hospital complexes in the United States. The
complexity of IHS information systems also
range in capacity from simple one-server local
area networks to multi-server and wide area
network systems.
The
IHS is the principal health care provider
for 1.5 million Native Americans and Alaskans
in 35 states. The agency is composed of 12
regional offices and a system of 49 hospitals,
221 health centers, 120 health stations, 160
Alaska village clinics and 34 urban projects.
JACKIE ROBINSON
CEO
Tel: 770-788-7110
25 Bunker Lane
Covington, GA 30014
Jackie Robinson Associates, Inc.