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HIPAA
HIPAA calls
for strict
protection
of patient
information
and clear
disclosure
of a medical
provider's
privacy
policy.
HIPAA
regulations
require that
patient
information
sent by
electronic
means
(email,
website
forms,
online
messaging)
must be
protected
against
unauthorized
access.
The
Administrative
Simplification
provisions
of the HIPAA
require the
Department
of Health
and Human
Services to
establish
national
standards
for
electronic
health care
transactions
and national
identifiers
for
providers,
health
plans, and
employers.
It also
addresses
the security
and privacy
of health
data.
Adopting
these
standards
will improve
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of the
nation's
health care
system by
encouraging
the
widespread
use of
electronic
data
interchange
in health
care.
Complying
with HIPAA
is
challenging
because this
regulation
affects so
many areas,
including
standards
for
transactions,
rules for
data
privacy/security,
standards
for clinical
records and
more.
GLB
The
Financial
Modernization
Act of 1999,
also known
as the
“Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act” or GLB
Act,
includes
provisions
to protect
consumers’
personal
financial
information
held by
financial
institutions.
There are
three
principal
parts to the
privacy
requirements:
the
Financial
Privacy
Rule,
Safeguards
Rule and
strong
“pretexting”
provisions.
The
Financial
Privacy Rule
governs the
collection
and
disclosure
of
customers’
personal
financial
information
by financial
institutions.
It also
applies to
companies,
whether or
not they are
financial
institutions,
who receive
such
information.
The
Safeguards
Rule
requires all
financial
institutions
to design,
implement
and maintain
safeguards
to protect
customer
information.
The
Safeguards
Rule applies
not only to
financial
institutions
that collect
information
from their
own
customers,
but also to
financial
institutions
– such as
credit
reporting
agencies –
that receive
customer
information
from other
financial
institutions.
IT Dilemma
The ongoing
boom of
technology
development has
brought with it
an astounding
number of
information
systems, each
designed to
streamline
business and
medical
processes
through
electronic
automation.
With so many
new systems
being
introduced for
managing your
practice,
patients,
supply chains
and business
information,
medical
professionals
are being
challenged now
with how to
find a cost
effective way
to integrate
and maintain
this increasing
number of
information
systems across
a
rapidly-growing
number of
different
networks and
platforms.
At the same
time, medical
professionals
are also
challenged by
the need to
provide
increased
access to a
larger and more
dynamic group
of end-users.
The challenge
we have of
managing these
systems has
resulted in a
complex Medical
IT dilemma that
consists of
three main
components:
-
CONTROLLING
YOUR COST
-
INCREASING
ACCESS TO
INFORMATION
-
MAINTAINING
SECURITY
The consequence
of this
globalization
is that IT
departments are
now being
forced to
increase access
to information
for both
employees and
partners and
customers.
These pressures
are driving
professionals
to re-evaluate
their security
and information
architecture to
accommodate the
increasingly
dynamic ways in
which a growing
number of
parties want to
interact.
Axcension
understands the
importance of these
regulations and
clearly defines how
we can help you
maintain HIPAA
and GLB
compliance through:
Axcension
can also
provide you
with contact
forms that
comply with
HIPAA and GLB
regulations as
well as email
addresses for
your primary
domain.
Additional
services can be
purchased
through us
including:
-
Virtual
Private
Networking
service
-
Secure
Email to
Fax
-
Secure
File and
Document
Transfer
and
-
Large File
Transfer
(up to 1+
Gigabyte
files)
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