HIPAA Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIPAA Overview
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a law that protects Personal Health Information (PHI) from becoming public knowledge. The law has required the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement a national standard for electronic health care transactions. For health care companies using the Internet to transmit PHI from one location to another, HIPAA is an important consideration.

Security & Privacy
The Security Rule says that each organization transmitting or maintaining PHI has to follow reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to make sure that the integrity and privacy of the PHI. In addition, PHI must be stored for a minimum of 6 years. The Privacy Rule requires organizations to limit access and disclosure of PHI to the minimum amount of people necessary.

Managing PHI On The Internet
Organizations looking to transmit or store PHI on the Internet should take a multi-layered approach to securing their data. Security considerations should be tailored to the particular application and business process.

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