Healthcare: Compliance & Detection
Key outcomes
Logging Coverage
HIPAA Audit Findings
Detection Rules
Time to Generate Audit Evidence
The challenge
A healthcare technology company received multiple HIPAA audit findings related to insufficient logging, no centralized security monitoring, and lack of documented incident response procedures. They faced potential fines and were at risk of losing key healthcare customers if they couldn't demonstrate compliance improvements within 6 months.
Our approach
We structured a 12-week Build engagement aligned with their audit remediation timeline: - Assessed logging coverage across all systems handling PHI (Protected Health Information) - Deployed Splunk Cloud with healthcare-specific data models - Built 40+ detection rules mapped to HIPAA Security Rule requirements - Created incident response runbooks aligned with HIPAA Breach Notification Rule - Implemented automated evidence collection for audit trails - Trained internal IT staff on maintaining the security monitoring program
The outcome
The company achieved full compliance and exceeded audit requirements: - 95% logging coverage across all PHI systems (from <30%) - Zero audit findings in follow-up HIPAA assessment - Documented incident response capability with tested runbooks - Automated collection of audit evidence for future compliance reviews - Retained all at-risk customer contracts The company now maintains an Operate tier relationship for ongoing compliance support and quarterly audits.
Covenda saved our business. We went from failing audits to becoming a security differentiator with our customers. Their team understood both the technical and compliance sides.
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