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What is HIPAA?
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 Make Sure You Have the HIPAA Software to Comply with HIPAA Policy
The HIPAA compliance date was April 14, 2003 (April 14, 2004 for small health plans).
When choosing a vendor or HIPAA consultant to help you navigate the HIPAA policy, make sure you understand what that vendor is doing to help you bring your office up to standards. Make sure you know what type of HIPAA compliant medical billing software your HIPAA consultant is implementing to help you comply with HIPAA policy. This way you'll have the HIPAA software to comply.
How important is HIPAA compliance software ?
HIPAA Compliant Software You Can Depend On
It is extremely important to make sure everyone is on the same page in terms of having HIPAA compliant software . MedStar, in conjunction with Healthcare Compliance Resources (HCR), has included three sample letters in our Web site that should be sent out to your vendors or HIPAA consultant to help you understand how your vendors, clearing houses and health plans are preparing for HIPAA compliancy and using HIPAA compliant medical billing software . Response to these letters will help you understand what it means to you in terms of upgrades, costs, timing, etc. Please take a few moments to download and review these letters in the section labeled "HIPAA, Your Vendors and You."
HIPAA Background-What is HIPAA Policy and Why Do I Need HIPAA Compliance Software ?
On December 28, 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
The goals of the HIPAA Policy are to: |
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· Protect the privacy of the patient by protecting their data
· Focus healthcare providers with the importance of security and privacy.
· Create a common set of standards for securing such data, whether on paper or electronically
· Improve efficiencies within the healthcare industry
· Require efficiencies and security in the transfer of patient information. |
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| Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services states in the Preamble to the Privacy Standards that the regulations are being instituted to: |
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1- Protect and enhance the rights of consumers
2 - Improve the quality of the healthcare system and restoring trust back in this system.
3- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery |
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