Our act of HIPAA was passed into law in 1996,
whose purpose was to create a national standard for giving due protection to
the privacy of personal health information. The law has been intended to
provide shelter to health information by simply establishing transaction
standards. Those standards have been set against the exchange of health
information, privacy standards, and security standards.
HIPAA –
Deals with Security and Privacy of Health Information
At HIPAA, we deal with security along with
privacy of health information. It is also applicable to health care providers
along with health plans of employer group. Our team members who are responsible
for handling of patient documentation are well aware regarding compliance
of HIPAA.
Some principles that are followed by us
include combating waste, abuse and fraud in terms of health insurance and
delivery of health care. We give due stress to enhance portability along with
long term continuity of health insurance coverage in both groups as well as
individual markets. Principles associated also help in reduction of cost plus
administrative burdens of health care.
Enhancing
Efficiency and Effectiveness of Health Care System
We strive hard to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
of our health care system by simply standardizing the interchange of electronic
data that has been meant especially for administrative and financial
transactions. We also ensure to give due protection to the privacy of personal
health records by giving protection to security and confidentiality of health
care information.
We have introduced several ways through which
one may easily qualify as a covered entity. In case an organization qualifies
in terms of providing health plan, then also we consider it as a covered
entity. Health plan deals with providing of medical care that include terms and
services paid for medical care.
Specific
Regulations of Interest Provided
Companies offering medical care to employees
through self insured plan will also be covered under the HIPAA. We also
consider other organizations on the basis of their responsibilities in terms of
processing health care data. Once you get involved with us, you will be
provided with two types of specific regulations of interest.
Those specific regulations include privacy
rule as well as security rule. The privacy rule is responsible for giving due
protection to protected health information that is maintained under covered
entity. Rather than being specific to electronic information, it totally
applies to written records and telephonic conversations.
Hospitals - Must Comply with HIPAA Regulations
On the other hand, the security rule deals
with electronic PHI that is received created, used and maintained by any
covered entity. In short, we at HIPAA refer to the rules and regulations that
hospitals must comply with.
