Healthcare Cybersecurity Awareness Kit

Preventing healthcare breaches and protecting PHI can be complicated, especially when you’re strapped for time and resources. This free risk management resources kit simplifies the process with essential tools you’ll need to to identify PHI risks, strengthen safeguards, and prepare for HIPAA compliance—all in one place.

What’s in the healthcare cybersecurity awareness kit:

HIPAA compliance checklist
HIPAA risk assessment template
Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Template
Incident response plan template
Vendor risk management checklist
2026 Cybersecurity Checklist

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist

Nearly 500 breaches of unsecured PHI have already been reported in first eight months of 2025—many of which were tied to basic HIPAA failures. This checklist helps ensure you meet core HIPAA requirements and avoid becoming part of next year’s statistics.

What you'll get:

Step-by-step guide to administrative, physical, and technical safeguards
Action items to maintain compliance and reduce breach risk

HIPAA Risk Assessment Checklist

OCR investigations repeatedly cite the failure to conduct enterprise-wide risk analyses as a root cause of breaches, including many this year. Use this template to identify risks and vulnerabilities before attackers do.

What you'll get:

A compliant risk assessment process that satisfies HIPAA requirements
Follow clear-cut steps to uncover and mitigate risks to PHI before a breach

Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Template

More than one-third of breaches from January to September 1, 2025 involved business associates. This template ensures vendors who touch PHI are contractually obligated to safeguard it.

What you'll get:

HIPAA-compliant language to define partner responsibilities around safeguarding PHI
A customizable template to avoid a common OCR penalty for sharing PHI without a signed BAA that outlines each party’s responsibilities

Incident response plan template

In 2025, the largest reported breaches were all tied to hacking incidents that required swift, large-scale responses. This template helps your team act quickly and compliantly.

What you'll get:

Structured plan for identifying, containing, and reporting incidents
Roles and responsibilities to ensure a rapid, coordinated response

Vendor Risk Management Checklist

Supply chain breaches in 2025 like Episource (5.4M records) and PJ&A (9.3M records) show how third-party vendors can become the weakest link. This checklist helps you evaluate and monitor vendors to prevent cascading risks.

What you'll get:

Key questions to ask during onboarding and annual reviews
Practical steps for tracking and mitigating vendor-related risks

2026 Cybersecurity Checklist

Healthcare breaches from January to August 2025 averaged 76,000 individuals per incident, with ransomware and phishing among the top vectors. This checklist helps you prepare for next year’s most likely threats.

What you'll get:

Emerging risks and defenses healthcare organizations should prioritize
Actionable controls to strengthen resilience across people, processes, and technology