A.No specific procedures, treated as plain directory information by the rule
B.Only logging incidents in a spreadsheet, which satisfies the standard's response and mitigation elements by itself
C.Only reporting incidents to law enforcement
D.Identifying, responding to, mitigating, and documenting security incidents
Why D is correct
Security incident procedures must address identification, response, mitigation of harmful effects, and documentation of security incidents and their outcomes.
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Administrative Safeguards
Covers administrative safeguards concepts and practices within HIPAA.
This question belongs to the "Administrative Safeguards" domain, which makes up about 20% of the HIPAA exam.
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Administrative safeguards under the HIPAA Security Rule are: