HIPAA Compliance
Increasing Computer Network Security for effective HIPAA Compliance
Making computer networks safe is the core part of the HIPAA plan to totally transform the national patent health data into an electronic image, which can be then effortlessly shared by health care providers, insurance providers and administrators. Because of this, the health care agencies can handle the record keeping process more proficiently and quickly [...]
HIPAA and the Internet: Intranet Collaboration Software requirements
In today’s modern, busy and high tech world, most of the personal business of people is conducted online. This includes accessing information regarding private health records etc. Healthcare providers have no choice but to grant access to this private health information or face losing their customers.
HIPAA also commonly known as The Health Insurance Portability and [...]
HIPAA Emails compliance – Safeguard your private information
In the coming years, millions and millions of patients’ data will be compiled into Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. For this, the federal government has created a level of confidentiality for Protected Healthcare Information (PHI) and is imposing fines for breaches of HIPAA. HITECH or Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of [...]
Factors influencing HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA was introduced in 1996 by Congress with the aim to ensure national standards for privacy and to safe guard personal health data. On April 14, 2003, the US Department of Health and Human Services passed The Privacy Rule.
HIPAA compliance needs specific attention and effort, if any failure to adhere involves high risk of reputation [...]
HIPAA Implementation Procedure
HIPAA implementation is based on presumptions pertaining to PHI disclosure threat model. The procedure involves preventive as well as retroactive measures and includes process, technology, and personnel aspects.
The aim of HIPAA implementation procedure is guided by the threat model. It involves presumptions about
Nature of threat whether an accidental revelation by [...]
Filing a HIPAA complaint
HIPAA Safety Rule creates a system for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) that collects and analyzes data received from medical care providers and checks any medical errors in them. This is done to increase patient safety and quality health care in US. HIPAA safety rule provides patient safety work product (PSWP) to ensure fair usage of [...]
Problems in HIPAA compliance
In 1996, the Congress of the United States of America passed the health insurance portability and accountability act, which is very commonly known as HIPAA. The main purpose behind the enforcement of this law was to provide protection for the health information of every person. At the same time, provisions have been made [...]
Need for HIPAA compliance
HIPAA compliance mainly means following all the rules and regulations, which have been prescribed under the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996. This act has been mainly enforced on all entities, which are involved in the business of providing health care services to people. HIPAA, which was enforced in 1996, also takes acre [...]
CIO Knowledge on HIPAA compliance
All covered entities, which come under HIPAA, should conduct a regular security check in order to ensure that all kinds of security measures have been adopted and that all the rules and regulations, which come under HIPAA, are being complied with. The frequency of the evaluation will be dependent on the frequency of the changes, [...]