Technical Safeguards Hipaa
technical safeguards hipaa
HIPAA Privacy Security
HIPAA Privacy Security
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996 to make certain that privacy in regards to patients’ medical records is maintained properly. HIPAA in various ways has changed the way healthcare providers manage patients’ personal information. HIPAA has not only set the ground rules for sharing patient records between clinics and insurance companies, it has also created a vast new standard for ensuring the privacy of personal medical information.
Until the privacy rule came into effect in 2003, patients did not have a right to view their own medical information. Under HIPAA access to this information is now definite. The Privacy Rules under HIPAA lay down requirements with respect to the use and disclosure of PHI (Protected Health Information) as well as provide patients and research subjects with certain rights related to their protected health information. Patients now have right to demand both civil and criminal penalties incase they find out their information was accessed by parties who should not have access to it.
The Security Rule under HIPAA emphasizes on the safeguarding of EPHI (Electronic Protected Health Information). It is that section of HIPAA that creates a security framework for those entities that deal with medically sensitive information. The security rule demands that all HIPAA entities provide a security plan with safeguards explicitly defined for the following areas: Administrative, Physical and Technical. Each section must have defined procedures that ensure medical data is protected.
We offer Certified HIPAA Privacy Security Expert (CHPSE) Certification. This certification is of immense help to understand the HIPAA law requirement for HIPAA Privacy & HIPAA security rule and will provide all the necessary guidelines on how to make your organization HIPAA compliant.
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