What we also hear is that not everyone is entirely clear on the ramifications of HIPAA non-compliance.
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established significant requirements to safeguard the health information of patients. These requirements dictate the when, how, and with whom as it relates to the sharing of Protected Health Information (PHI).
Based on what we see and hear in the Document Management and Document Workflow arena, Healthcare Providers are quite focused on the application of HIPAA guidelines within their practices and clinics today. That's good! In our conversations, they consistently express interest in how technology can better equip, guide, and protect them within their operational workflows and technology infrastructure—all areas we can address.
What we also hear, is not everyone it entirely clear on the ramifications of HIPAA non-compliance.
The following provides a brief snapshot of information from the HIPAA Journal and reinforces why Healthcare Providers CANNOT be flippant regarding HIPAA (and HITECH) compliance.
The four categories used for the penalty structure are as follows:
The tiers for Criminal HIPAA penalties are:
Datamax delivers a variety of Document Workflow and Document Management solutions and services to help organizations comply with the many regulatory requirements established by HIPAA and HITECH, especially given the most recent Final Rule governing privacy and security.
Our capabilities will allow you to faithfully:
Could your Healthcare organization use additional assistance or better focus with tightening up workflow, information security, and regulatory compliance? We would love to vist!
1Source: More details on HIPAA Violations can be found at: http://www.hipaajournal.com/what-are-the-penalties-for-hipaa-violations-7096/