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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a free HIPAA Security Rule Toolkit to "help organizations better understand the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, implement those requirements, and assess those implementations in their operational environment." The toolkit is a standalone application compatible with Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, and Linux operating systems. The application presents a series of questions in groups related to each of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's Security Rule standards and implementations specifications. It follows the established HIPAA structure of administrative, physical and technical safeguards; organizational requirements; and policies, procedures and documentation requirements.