White Papers

Achieving Safe Harbor: What the HITECH Act Means for Your U.S. Healthcare Organization's Communications and Business Processes

Executive Summary
This white paper sets out to explain the importance of data security within your healthcare organization and focuses on the following subjects:

• The move from paper to electronic records
• HITECH and what its means to you
• How you can comply with HITECH and new regulations
• Why complying with HIPAA is not enough
• An introduction to complete health information security from infrastructure to people

Security and Privacy Driving Improvements
The security and privacy of personal health records (PHR) has long been a hot button within the healthcare industry. The movement from paper to electronic records was first addressed with HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in 1996 and continues to be updated with new documents and implementations over time, most recently with the 5010 update. While HIPAA encouraged the use of electronic medical records (EMR), little was done in the way of enforcing these recommendations or to encourage the investment in improving processes and securing patient information.

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