{"id":13241,"date":"2014-01-16T10:14:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T10:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/healthcare-information-security-and-privacy-practitioner\/"},"modified":"2014-01-16T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T10:14:23","slug":"healthcare-information-security-and-privacy-practitioner","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29818\/healthcare-information-security-and-privacy-practitioner-hcissp","title":{"rendered":"HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_healthcare_information_security_and_privacy_practitioner_mean\">What Does HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP) is a professional who has earned a certification from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) which identifies them as having expertise in key areas of knowledge regarding healthcare information, security and privacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_healthcare_information_security_and_privacy_practitioner\">Techopedia Explains HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ISC2 is a non-profit agency described as the world\u2019s largest IT security organization.<\/p>\n<p> As part of ISC2\u2019s work in IT security, it has created the HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner certification to assist employers with industry conventions concerning privacy and security. \n<\/p>\n<p>The HCISPP certification tests six &#8216;domains\u2019 including the healthcare regulatory environment, information governance and third-party risk management. \n<\/p>\n<p>There are also job prerequisites attached to this certification, such as that the applicant must have worked for two years in a related position. \n<\/p>\n<p>An HCISPP certification is part of an individual\u2019s preparation for dealing with sensitive patient health information. 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