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You may have worked with companies that promise solutions, but fail to deliver. SecurityMetrics helps you identify which HIPAA requirements apply to your organization and guides you through HIPAA compliance. SecurityMetrics' unmatched support helps you every step of the way on your path towards HIPAA compliance. When you partner with SecurityMetrics, you will love our detailed work and world-class support.
SecurityMetrics spent a great deal of time with me so that I felt confident and comfortable. I feel they went above and beyond. THANK YOU SECURITYMETRICS!
I appreciate the expert help from SecurityMetrics as our office worked through understanding the HIPAA regulations. The staff was knowledgeable and very helpful.
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SecurityMetrics has taken the worry out of compliance. They worked hand in hand with my Information Technology Specialist providing an action plan after performing an in-depth risk analysis.
HIPAA compliance absorbs time, personnel, and other valuable resources from your organization. SecurityMetrics provides easy-to-implement, comprehensive security services in a timely, accurate, and headache-free solution to HIPAA Security.
Stop wondering if your compliance efforts are going to waste. SecurityMetrics guides you down a path to compliance and provides peace of mind in knowing you have taken the appropriate steps to protect your patients and organization from data compromise.
Our solutions not only simplify your compliance efforts today, but also provide the resources and education needed to create lasting data security protection for tomorrow.
Without proper support, even the best security tools will do little to protect your patient data. SecurityMetrics combines innovative data security tools with award-winning customer support to help guide your organization to compliance and maximize the security benefits of your HIPAA efforts.
Healthcare experts shouldn't have to be security experts. Over the past decade we've has helped more than one million organizations secure data and comply with various mandates. When you partner with SecurityMetrics, you have confidence that a solution to your compliance problems is never more than a phone call away.
HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It was formed in 1996 and, among other things, protects patient health information.
The HIPAA Rules apply to two groups: covered entities and business associates. A covered entity is a health plan, health care clearinghouse or health care provider who electronically transmit any health information. Examples of covered entities are:
A business associate is a person or entity that performs certain functions or activities that involve the use or disclosure of protected health information on behalf of, or provides services to, a covered entity. Examples of business associates (whose services involve access to PHI) are:
For more detailed information on the definition of a covered entity and businesses associate visit The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information and gives patients rights to their own protected health information (PHI). The Privacy Rule permits the disclosure of PHI needed for patient care and other important purposes. The Privacy Rule applies to all healthcare providers, including those who do not use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and includes all mediums: electronic, paper, and oral.
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The HIPAA Security Rule requires covered entities, business associates, and their subcontractors to become HIPAA compliant by implementing safeguards to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI) that is created, received, or maintained. It specifies a series of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI. Most violations of the HIPAA Security Rule result from businesses not following policies and procedures to safeguard ePHI, thus preventing them from becoming HIPAA compliant.
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