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Who it's for:
- Healthcare Executives and IT Professionals
- Healthcare AI Developers
- IT Governance and Compliance Officers
- Risk Managers
- Regulatory Compliance Experts
- Policymakers
Information Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Healthcare v2
Release Date: 05/28/2024
Working Group: Health Information Management
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using cloud services. However, the transition to the cloud presents many Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) challenges. Healthcare organizations must address these challenges to ensure that they can reap the benefits of cloud computing. Designing and implementing a robust cloud GRC program enables healthcare organizations to:
- More effectively manage risk
- Gather and report on important risk data
- Eliminate duplicate efforts of staff members
- Implement automation
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations such as HIPAA
This publication describes the elements of an effective cloud healthcare GRC program. Professionals from any type of organization will find numerous actionable insights to apply to their own GRC endeavors.
Key Takeaways:
- Essential elements of a cloud healthcare GRC program
- The rising importance of AI GRC
- How to adapt governance procedures for cloud computing
- The cloud computing governance lifecycle
- Risk management complexities for healthcare organizations
- How to conduct risk assessments for a cloud platform
- Common frameworks and standards for healthcare GRC
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Acknowledgements

Dr. Jim Angle
Dr. Jim Angle
Jim has dedicated hundreds of hours to CSA and was instrumental in reviving CSA’s Health Information Management working group. In doing so, he drafted the group’s first charter and went on to become its co-chair. In this role, he authored three papers — Managing the Risk for Medical Devices Connected to the Cloud, Telehealth in the ...

Alex Kaluza
Research Analyst, CSA
Alex Kaluza
Research Analyst, CSA

Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC
Since 2012, Michael Roza has been a pivotal member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) family. He has contributed to over 125 projects, as a Lead Author or Author/Contributor and many more as a Reviewer/Editor.
Michael's extensive contributions encompass critical areas including Artificial Intelligence, Zero Trust/Software Defined Perimeter, Internet of Things, Top Threats, Cloud Control Matrix, DevSecOps, and Key Management. H...
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