Becoming HIPAA/HITECH compliant is challenging. You have to address every aspect of your practice to ensure protection of patient information. This involves People, Process and Technology. Moreover, becoming compliant is not an end game; you need to stay continuously compliant. This requires ongoing training for people, and reviews of your process and technology controls to ensure that you are continuing to meet your compliance requirements.
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for HIPAA enforcement and violators can face civil and criminal penalties, including imprisonment and fines up to $1.5 million. Some examples of violations and penalties can found at http://bit.ly/dM7JNS and http://bit.ly/e2Ol9G.
While becoming HIPAA/HITECH compliant is challenging, it is easy and cost effective to get started with our HIPAA Compliance Assessment of your IT infrastructure. Our HIPAA assessment will:
• Identify gaps across your IT systems, from Firewall to mobile devices
• Reduce time to get compliant
• Reduce cost associated with compliance process
Please fill out the form below to get started with your HIPAA assessment.