WHAT IS HIPAA ?
The United States Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) on August
21, 1996, as Public Law104-191. The main purpose of this law is to allow for continuity of healthcare coverage. The
law outlines limitations on preexisting condition exclusions and prevents discrimination against individuals based on
their health status. The law also has a section on administrative simplification that has new requirements for the
electronic transmission of health information. The section on administrative simplification may be of particular
interest to medical transcriptionists who receive, send, and/or store patient health information files.
21, 1996, as Public Law104-191. The main purpose of this law is to allow for continuity of healthcare coverage. The
law outlines limitations on preexisting condition exclusions and prevents discrimination against individuals based on
their health status. The law also has a section on administrative simplification that has new requirements for the
electronic transmission of health information. The section on administrative simplification may be of particular
interest to medical transcriptionists who receive, send, and/or store patient health information files.
OUR HIPAA COMPLIANCE
Zetec Solutions believes that emerging privacy and security requirements captured by regulations such as HIPAA
are an important improvement to the healthcare industry.
We seek input from HIPAA consultants to ensure current compliance and to maintain superior confidentiality of
patient records. We are committed to ensuring that all necessary policies, procedures and safeguards are in place
at all times to comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements in the handling of protected health information in all
areas of the company and with any and all business associates or sub-contractors that are permitted access to PHI.
are an important improvement to the healthcare industry.
We seek input from HIPAA consultants to ensure current compliance and to maintain superior confidentiality of
patient records. We are committed to ensuring that all necessary policies, procedures and safeguards are in place
at all times to comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements in the handling of protected health information in all
areas of the company and with any and all business associates or sub-contractors that are permitted access to PHI.
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Requires healthcare organizations
to completely rethink the manner in
which they protect the security and
privacy of patients and consumers.
Mandates standard formats for
the most common transactions
between healthcare organizations.
Many healthcare organizations
will need to replace or substantially
change their current systems and
processes.
to completely rethink the manner in
which they protect the security and
privacy of patients and consumers.
Mandates standard formats for
the most common transactions
between healthcare organizations.
Many healthcare organizations
will need to replace or substantially
change their current systems and
processes.
Key Implications of HIPAA