HIPAA Compliance

 HIPAA Compliance
 
Passed in 1996, HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act not only helps workers to retain health insurance when they change their jobs, but also focuses on protecting the privacy of personally identifiable health information. 
 
Information protected under HIPAA includes any information a health care provider puts in your medical record, conversations you have with health care providers about your care, and information regarding your insurance and/or billing history. 
 
With the recent government push to see Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology adopted across the country, HIPAA is more an IT Concern than ever for any business in the medical field. Even without an EHR, medical offices are required to secure any data containing patient information, including e-mails, documents, correspondence, physical paperwork, and bills. All of this information is stored on a computer system, or can be scanned in and stored digitally, saving valuable office space and providing one endpoint for security concerns, eliminating physical data breaches such as theft. 
 
To protect personal health records, all health care entities must use administrative and physical safeguards to protect information. At JunctionPC, we bring decades of experience in information security to the table, and are committed to helping you obtain, and successfully implement the latest technology to keep your data safe. 
 
Did you know that Anti-Virus software, Software and Hardware Firewalls, Encrypted Operating Systems and E-mails, Two-factor Authentication to computer systems, regular Data Backups, and appropriate data-related Disaster Recovery Plans are all not only recommended, but now required by HIPAA standards to secure your important medical and personal data? 
 
Here at JunctionPC, our goal is to help you provide not only the highest level of customer satisfaction, but also to meet and exceed the stringent demands placed on your business by this legislation. With the latest tools in Anti-Virus, Data Security, On-Site or Off-Site Backups, Active Directory for password protecting your workstations and network, and cutting edge E-mail Systems, JunctionPC has the experience and resources to make your network secure, and fully HIPAA compliant. 
 
Contact us today for a free consultation, and let us help you assess the health of your network, and the security of your data – It’s not only a good idea, it’s the law.