The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 have created quite a flutter in the field of digital imaging of documents as well as the processing of forms. Any company which can be described as a covered entity under HIPAA should take care extra care when any part of their operations are being outsourced to some other entity which has to deal with the personal medical information of patients. There are two main elements in HIPAA, which deal with the imaging of documents as well as the processing of claims. Issues with respect to the privacy of medical information and simplification of administrative processes are the two main areas of importance for HIPAA. Whenever a person comes to the clinic of a doctor for a consultation, he is asked to sign a multitude of forms, which are also known as HIPAA privacy forms. But the signing of the privacy and disclosure forms does not end the process. People who are in a position where they have to handle a lot of medical information should take extra care while dealing with the information, which has been entrusted to their care. This information includes the personal medical history of the patient, enrollment ...