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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)What is HIPAA Compliance?HIPAA is an acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It is a federal law that has been amended to the Internal Revenue Code of 1996. It was designed to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets.
More specifically, HIPAA calls for:
Since the passage of HIPAA in 1996, Organization must be able to provide assurances that the integrity and confidentiality of the electronic protected health information (PHI) that organization will collect, maintain, use or transmit is protected—and not just against the risk of improper access but also against the risk of interception during electronic transmission. HIPAA ServicesWhat is the significance of HIPAA compliance?The act provides patients with increased control over how protected health information is used and disclosed. Organizations must standardize policies and procedures to ensure patient confidentiality.
The road to HIPAA compliance can be long and confusing, but the rewards are worth the effort. Below are examples of how Circadian Force can help an organization achieve compliance in various areas. Success with HIPAAWhat will make an organization successful in their approach to HIPAA? This will be influenced by several factors, a few of which are listed below:
For WhomDirectly Affected:All organizations that directly maintain and transmit protected health information. These include health care providers, hospitals, physician practices, dental practices, health plans, laboratories, health care clearinghouses, pharmacies, etc. Indirectly Affected:All third party vendors and business partners that perform services on behalf of or exchange data with those organizations that directly maintain and/or transmit protected health information. Examples are accountants, lawyers, medical answering services, consultants, billing agencies, etc. Contact usPlease feel free to contact us. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Rajendra Khare Please note: Email communication would be preferred mode of communication. See Also:
Disclaimer: Consulting and other specialized assessments services are provided through a separate legal entity in order to have full compliance to the broader principles of conflict of interest & specifically in compliance to ISO 17021 and SEI Conflict of Interest Policy.
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