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Information Technology - Disaster Recovery
"Disaster recovery" seems pretty self-explanatory. Is there any difference between that and "business continuity planning"?
Disaster recovery is the process by which you resume business after a disruptive event. The event might be something huge-like an earthquake or the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center-or something small, like malfunctioning software caused by a computer virus. Often, the two terms are married under the acronym BC/DR.
"Business continuity planning" describes how an organization responds to an event to ensure the business is running (even if manually or in a limited capacity). "Disaster Recovery" is having plans in place to handle the aftermath. DR and/or BC determines how a company will keep functioning after a disruptive event until its normal facilities are restored.
Who do I call with HIPAA questions?
If you have HIPAA Privacy questions, please contact Michelle Evans (evansmi@ecu.edu) at (252) 744-2041. If you have HIPAA Security questions, please contact Sharon McLawhorn McNeil (mclawhorns@ecu.edu) at (252) 328-9000.
What does HIPAA require with our disaster Recovery efforts?
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires organizations falling under its regulations to take "reasonable" measures in providing disaster recovery solutions. HIPAA does not define what measures must be completed, but it does note that failure to adequately recover from a disaster could lead to noncompliance. Failure to comply inevitably exposes the organization to possible fines. For information on HIPAA or to view the HIPAA policies, please visit http://www.ecu.edu/hipaa.
Where do I go for HIPAA training?
All faculty and staff workforce members working with electronic protected health information should complete the HIPAA Privacy training. System admin supporting systems with electronic protected health information should complete the System Admin training. The course is located online in Blackboard at http://blackboard.ecu.edu. Students and contract employees should complete the training online at https://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/hipaa/security/training.cfm.
Where is the Sharepoint site for IT disaster recovery planning efforts and how do I gain access?
Information Technology & Computing Services (ITCS) developed an internal Sharepoint Site to aid in consolidating the enterprise IT disaster recovery planning, documentation, and communication efforts. Authorization access is required to this secured site: https://collab.ecu.edu/sites/itcsdrp/default.aspx. Please e-mail daviscarol@ecu.edu to request access.
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