What Is HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law in the year 1996, by President Bill Clinton. It is legislation which provides security provisions and data privacy, in order to keep patients’ medical information safe. HIPAA aims to direct the United States Department Of Human Services and Health in order to standardize the processing of electronic healthcare transactions nation-wide. It requires the organizations to implement safe electronic access to the patients’ health data, remaining in compliance with the privacy regulations which were set by the HHS.

The Cost Of Non – Compliance

penalties for non-compliance of HIPAA regulations can be costly, with penalty caps recently increased from $50,000 to $1.5 million per violation annually. In addition, breaches may involve contacting a large percentage of your patient base. As technology continues to be vulnerable to hackers and thieves, the loss of patient health information may be more costly than your practice can afford.

Non – Compliance Is Not An Option

not being HIPAA compliant is not an option for medical practices today. You are likely to face significant penalties as the rules and enforcement of HIPAA have become more rigorous. Because we live in an age of hacking and information leaks, Practices guilty of breaches are also becoming better known as media outlets are beginning to make this information public. We are now at the point where you cannot afford non-compliance of any portion of HIPAA. Because HIPAA compliance has become a necessity for all medical practices today, the consistent compliance throughout a medical practice can be time-consuming and even intimidating for some medical practices. Integrity Tech provides the tools to make your office HIPAA compliant. We offer HIPAA compliant encrypted data backups, secure login, and automatically timed log off. You will also be able to control which user(s) may change or delete record information. These changes will ensure the privacy protection of your patient’s information.

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