Automated Compliance Management Solution to Ensure HIPAA HITECH Compliance
Due to the exponential rise in health care frauds, the federal government is allowing no laxity in enforcement
activities with respect to the Health Insurance Portability and...
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Automated Compliance Management Solution to Ensure HIPAA HITECH Compliance
Due to the exponential rise in health care frauds, the federal government is allowing no laxity in enforcement
activities with respect to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009.
Hence compliance and auditing
have essentially become an integral part of life for any person in the healthcare industry, whether it is a medium to
large medical provider, a hospital, a health care clearing house, provider of health care services or is pursuing
medical research and deals with patient health information (PHI) directly or indirectly, through an intermediary.
Though most medical practitioners, Business Associates, and Covered Entities do understand the importance of
HITECH/HIPAA compliance, issues such as high costs of compliance process and on-going sustainability, lack of
adequate time to focus on
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