Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Services

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Meet the most challenging HIPAA and HITECH compliance requirements

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a standard for regulating medical records. It regulates medical records privacy and other associated issues such as system administrative and protected health information (PHI) electronic security standards. HIPAA also includes the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act which safeguards access by third parties to a patient’s personally identifiable information. These standards and regulations have made compliance and control of information security risks even more complex for private healthcare providers.

To operate in full compliance with HIPAA/HITECH regulations, your healthcare IT security system must prove that it protects the patient’s privacy. It should also address all the potential vulnerabilities and risks in your system at a cost-effective way.

We help healthcare providers comply with HIPAA and HITECH by implementing and testing security measures to protect electronic health information from unauthorized access throughout the organization. Our certified information security professionals are well versed with the HIPAA and HITECH standards. You can count on us to ensure that your healthcare facility meets the most challenging HIPAA and HITECH compliance requirements.

Benefits

Benefits of HIPAA

Achieve HIPAA/HITECH certification in the healthcare industry

Get better regulation and security for your firm’s medical records privacy

Test and implement security measures to protect electronic health information and comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations

Create a more efficient “human firewall” against information security risks

Empower your staff with better security knowledge and practices

Reduce medical errors with a more efficient data management system

Increase patient confidence and trust in your organization or healthcare facility

FAQs

Answers to your questions

01

What is HIPAA?

HIPAA is an acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a standard used to regulate medical records in terms of privacy, system administrative, protected health information (PHI), and other relevant issues and regulations. HIPAA regulations also include the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. HITECH protects patients’ personally identifiable information from third-party access. The HIPAA and HITECH standards and regulations have made it even more difficult for most private healthcare providers to meet compliance and control risks.

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How do I achieve HIPAA compliance?

For your healthcare facility to operate in compliance with the HIPAA/HITECH, you are required to provide proof that your patients’ confidential information is well protected. Your facility should also demonstrate that it has addressed all possible security vulnerabilities in its IT system. At Venkon, we assist healthcare providers to comply with the requirements of the HIPAA/HITECH standards by implementing and testing the required security measures. We help you meet the HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements by ensuring that your IT system provides effective protection to electronic health data from being accessed by unauthorized people or third parties.

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Can Venkon help my healthcare facility achieve HIPAA compliance?

At Venkon, we have professional data security experts who understand all the HIPAA and HITECH compliance requirements. We are here to ensure that your facility does meet the most challenging compliance requirements. If your business collects healthcare data, we’ll help you achieve HIPAA compliance by implementing an effective, simple but proven system for data collection, transfer, and storage. We understand the complexities involved in achieving HIPAA compliance. The standard is designed to ensure that patient information is securely handled to prevent unauthorized access by third parties. HIPAA compliance is absolutely necessary for healthcare providers. Non-compliance comes with steep punishment. We understand the implications of non-compliance or poorly established information protection systems and will, therefore, provide you with the best and most effective HIPAA compliance services.

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What compliance solutions do you provide?

We provide simple solutions to all your HIPAA compliance needs. Our expert HIPAA consultants will help you put into place the most effective and secure data collection and data storage systems to ensure that your healthcare facility is compliant to HIPAA regulations. We’ll also ensure that your facility is put on an on-going compliance process with compliance box checkers and other innovative ways to ensure that you remain compliant always without interrupting your normal day to day operations.

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What is the penalty for non-compliance with HIPAA regulations?

Failure to comply with HIPAA requirements in a healthcare facility has very stiff penalties. A single non-compliance violation can result in penalties or fines of between $100 and $50,000 depending on the level of negligence. There is also a penalty of up to $1.5 million per year for violations of identical provision. A business that collects, transfers, and stores patient data in a non-compliant way could easily find itself facing steep penalties, sometimes large enough to shut the company’s doors permanently.

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