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 [...]
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 [...]
Medical billing software and HIPAA
HIPAA is the acronym for the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996. This is the first federal act, which has been passed which has been designed to ensure the protection of the privacy of the personal medical information of the patient. Privacy regulations have been created in order to ensure that the electronic [...]
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, [...]