Free assessment
HIPAA Security Readiness Assessment
This free assessment shows how well your practice protects electronic protected health information under the HIPAA Security Rule. It asks 30 practical questions about how safeguards actually operate day to day, then returns a readiness score, your weakest categories, and the gaps worth addressing first. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes and no preparation is required.
What the assessment covers
- Risk management: security risk analysis, documented decisions, remediation tracking, and management review.
- Protected health information: where ePHI lives, how it moves, and how it is encrypted and disposed of.
- Workforce access: unique accounts, multi-factor authentication, role-based permissions, and termination processes.
- Technical safeguards: device management, patching, endpoint protection, audit logging, and email security.
- Business associates: vendor inventory, agreements, due diligence, and recurring review.
- Incidents and breach response: detection, reporting, investigation, and notification readiness.
- Contingency planning: backup, restoration testing, emergency access, and continuity of care.
What you receive
A private report with your overall readiness score and band, a breakdown by category, your highest-priority gaps, reported strengths, a 30-day action plan, a 31-to-90-day roadmap, and a documentation checklist. The report is delivered to your email and stays available for 30 days.
Common questions
Is this a formal HIPAA risk analysis?
No. The HIPAA Security Rule requires a documented risk analysis specific to your environment. This assessment is educational guidance based on your self-reported answers and is a starting point for that work, not a substitute for it.
Can Smart Biz iT certify HIPAA compliance?
No. There is no government-backed HIPAA certification. Smart Biz iT supports implementation, evidence, and recurring security operations. Compliance determinations rest with your practice and its advisors.
Who should take it?
Practice owners, administrators, and privacy or security officers at independent healthcare practices, including primary care, behavioral health, chiropractic, and specialty practices, that handle ePHI without a dedicated internal IT security team.
Results are educational guidance based on self-reported information. They are not an audit, certification, a formal HIPAA risk analysis, legal advice, or a determination of compliance.