# Media One-Sheet

## Saleh A. AbuRumman

Routledge/Productivity Press author of *The HIPAA Compliance Blueprint: A Complete Guideline for Healthcare Providers, Practices, and Business Associates*

## Expert Positioning

Saleh A. AbuRumman helps healthcare and regulated organizations translate HIPAA obligations into operational security systems. His work connects infrastructure engineering, Zero Trust design, compliance governance, vendor oversight, incident readiness, workforce training, and continuous monitoring.

## Why Now

Healthcare organizations are under pressure from ransomware, third-party risk, remote access, cloud migration, electronic health record complexity, and growing scrutiny around protected health information. Many teams understand that HIPAA matters, but struggle to turn requirements into repeatable controls, evidence, and daily operating habits.

*The HIPAA Compliance Blueprint* gives those teams a step-by-step implementation model.

## Interview Angles

- Why HIPAA compliance should be treated as an engineering discipline, not a paperwork exercise.
- The most common gaps small and mid-sized medical practices miss.
- How Zero Trust principles can support HIPAA technical safeguards.
- What healthcare leaders should ask vendors and business associates before sharing PHI.
- How to build audit-ready evidence without slowing clinical operations.
- Why breach response planning matters before an incident happens.
- How continuous monitoring changes the maturity of a HIPAA program.

## Suggested Questions

1. What inspired you to write *The HIPAA Compliance Blueprint*?
2. Why do healthcare organizations struggle to implement HIPAA even when they understand the rules?
3. What does a system-engineering approach to HIPAA look like in practice?
4. What are the first three things a medical practice should do if its HIPAA program is immature?
5. How should organizations think about vendors and business associates?
6. Where do Zero Trust and HIPAA overlap?
7. What is one mistake leaders make when preparing for audits?
8. How can smaller practices build strong compliance programs with limited resources?
9. What should healthcare teams do after a risk assessment?
10. What do you hope readers do differently after reading the book?

## Signature Topics

- HIPAA compliance as an operational system
- Healthcare cybersecurity and Zero Trust
- HIPAA risk assessment and remediation
- Vendor and business associate oversight
- Incident response and breach readiness
- Continuous monitoring and audit evidence

## Short Introduction for Hosts

Saleh A. AbuRumman is a network and infrastructure security engineer, Routledge/Productivity Press author, and founder of Ruman Cyber Advisory. His book, *The HIPAA Compliance Blueprint*, gives healthcare providers, practices, and business associates a practical step-by-step approach to implementing HIPAA compliance in real operational environments.

## Booking Copy

Invite Saleh for podcasts, webinars, healthcare IT panels, compliance workshops, executive briefings, and internal training sessions on practical HIPAA implementation.

Suggested contact:
hello@rumancyber.com

Book listing:
https://www.routledge.com/The-HIPAA-Compliance-Blueprint-A-Complete-Guideline-for-Healthcare-Providers-Practices-and-Business-Associates/AbuRumman/p/book/9781041281658