HIPAA is a result of Federal legislation passed on August 21, 1996 by congress to ensure protected health information is secured. HIPAA is also known as:
Public Law 104-191 [H.R. 3103] or The Kennedy-Kassebaum bill
The U.S. Congress passed HIPAA to:
- Improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets
- Combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery
- Promote the use of medical savings accounts
- Improve access to long-term care services and coverage
- Simplify the administration of health insurance.
- Complete electronic interchange of patient information (paperless operation)
Patient privacy is the cornerstone of the HIPAA mandate. All entities; large and small, public and private, must adhere to regulations set for by the Federal government, enforceable by the following dates:
All audits performed state must comply with federal guidelines. Audits will ensure complete electronic medical records, front office compliancy, back office compliancy, and network security compliancy.
How can Westshore Technologies help?
- WST performs the following HIPAA services:
- Risk Analysis
- Contingency Planning
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Disaster Planning/ Recovery
- Administrative auditing
- Network Security Auditing
- Disperse location auditing
- Remediation
- Policy/ Procedure Documentation
- Support
What are our qualifications?
- Our consultants are certified by the Federal Government for the following specializations:
- CHP (certified HIPAA professional)
- CHSS (certified HIPAA security specialist)
- HACI (HIPAA academy certified instructor)
- We also conform to "by state" mandates in compliancy with federal guidelines.
Thank you for your interest in Westshore Technologies certified HIPAA consulting division. Our core focus is to ensure you are compliant and can concentrate on the most important thing� Growing your practice!
