Developmental Disabilities

Do you feel like you’re solving problems, or just dealing with them? 

Maybe you don’t have enough IT support staff. Maybe you feel you’re overspending or wasting IT dollars. Or maybe your IT lacks efficiency or a sense of safety and security. 

There’s a big difference between truly eliminating core challenges and just finding a way to work with them. If any organization gets complacent, they open themselves up to major issues such as overworked staff, extensive system downtime, severe security risks, extra IT expenses, vulnerability to mounting cybersecurity threats, and HIPAA noncompliance. 

As organizations grow and evolve, their data and IT services needs can change dramatically. This is especially true of county boards and agencies handling highly confidential data and sensitive matters such as caring for individuals with developmental disabilities.  

We have extensive experience with county boards and related organizations focused on assisting developmentally disabled individuals by helping them: 

• Protect sensitive and confidential information (such as ePHI) to comply with regulations like HIPAA and ensure the highest data integrity.  
• Stay within a tight budget using right-sized solutions that scale with the growth of your organization.
• Eliminate technology fires that impede and frustrate your employees. 

HIPAA Compliance, Security, and Training 

At VC3, we thoroughly understand HIPAA and help organizations supporting individuals with developmental disabilities become compliant. Here are some services we provide correlated to specific HIPAA safeguard types and rules – along with some other services that assist with security and training. 

Administrative Safeguards 

• Automated user account creation and termination – 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(C)
• Endpoint detection and response – 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(B)
• Security awareness training – 164.308(a)(5)(i)
• Data backup planning and management – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A)
• Disaster recovery – 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(D)
• Continuous vulnerability management – 164.308(a)(8)
• Local administrator password solution – 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D)
• Password real-time blacklist – 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(D) 

Physical Safeguards 

• Secure erasure and disposal of media – 164.310(d)(2)(i) and 164.310(d)(2)(ii) 
• Asset tracking and device assignment – 164.310(d)(2)(iii) 

Technical Safeguards 

• Group policies to secure workstations – 164.312(a)(2)(iii) 
• Mobile Device Management to secure mobile devices – 164.312(a)(2)(iii) 
• Hard drive encryption management – 164.312(a)(2)(iv) 
• Email encryption solution – 164.312(e)(2)(ii) 
• Email archiving – 164.312(c)(2) 

Additional Services 

• Simulated phishing attacks 
• Dark web scanning and monitoring 
• Assistance with HIPAA compliance audits, assessments, and reviews 
• Assistance with HIPAA Security Risk Assessment / Risk Management 
• Assistance with compliance policy 
• Implementation of best practices and security policies