Ensure
That Your Operational Environment Is HIPAA Compliant
>> Awareness,
Assessment,
Implementation
The
Administrative Simplification provisions of the HIPAA
mandate the development of standards and requirements
for the electronic transmission of certain health care
data. If your organization transmits health care data
electronically, you must create a HIPAA compliant operational
environment.
Non-compliance
with the HIPAA Security Rule is only one reason to engage
Ink2Web Technologies. More importantly, our service
significantly reduces the following financial risks,
which could have a costly impact on healthcare organizations
today.
- Civil
Lawsuits-Many legal experts believe that even before
the HIPAA Security Rule goes into effect, healthcare
organizations could be sued in state courts if patient
information is compromised and released as a result
of an inadequate security posture.
- Negative
Publicity-Healthcare organizations typically store
a wealth of confidential patient and corporate data
that, if released, could have a devastating impact
on public perception. For instance, by law, hospitals
must record every medical error that occurs at the
facility. If this information is obtained and released
to the public, the damage incurred on the reputation
of the hospital would be extremely difficult to resolve.
Ink2Web
Technologies' HIPAA Compliance Services are focused
on a client's privacy and security environment in light
of the new regulations. Our comprehensive solutions
can be bundled or purchased separately to address compliance
needs and fall within three phases -- awareness, assessment,
and implementation.
Phase
1 - Awareness
If
you are not already knowledgeable about HIPAA, Ink2Web
Technologies can provide your organization with training
and education services to build awareness among various
health care stakeholders through our HIPAA overviews
and seminars. Ink2Web's structured approach to meeting
the requirements of the proposed HIPAA rules and regulations
highlights education as a key component. HIPAA education
and awareness must be ongoing and engage the healthcare
community at all levels. Ink2Web is offering our expertise
to ensure that clients meet the regulations of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
By providing an in-depth explanation of HIPAA, as well
as instruction on how to perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment,
Ink2Web provides the tools healthcare providers need
to start tackling the emerging compliance issues.
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Phase
2 - Assessment
A
dedicated project manager and a team of HIPAA professionals
visit your organization to gather information about
your business structure, your security practices, and
your IT infrastructure. After gathering this information,
the project management guides a team of HIPPA professionals
to:
- Analyze
your operational environment to determine which areas
do and do not comply with the HIPAA guidelines
- Prepare
a HIPAA Report Card that summarizes your current level
of HIPAA compliance
- Develop
and present a HIPAA Assessment Report outlining the
actions needed to meet HIPAA guidelines
- Recommend
actions required to successfully strengthen your infrastructure
to meet HIPAA regulations
This
phase allows you to calibrate the scope of process,
technology, and operational changes that will be required
and in determine your strategy. This approach is the
most cost-effective way to evaluate your infrastructure
and benefit from expert advice. It provides a framework
for a total end-to-end solution that ensures compliance
with HIPAA standards while leveraging your operational
and business goals. Ink2Web has the following offerings
in this area:
- HIPAA
Operational and Technical Assessment Services
— Provides a review of existing business processes
and systems to identify the opportunities, risks,
impacts, costs, and operational changes required for
HIPAA compliance. Ink2Web's comprehensive HIPAA assessment
services and tools address key areas affected by HIPAA
security and privacy standards. In the process, we
help organizations leverage their HIPAA investment
into a broader digital strategy.
- HIPAA
Privacy and Security Assessment Services
— Helps organizations prevent wrongful disclosure
of individually identifiable health information by
identifying the privacy-related risks associated with
HIPAA and identify opportunities for improvement.
Evaluates clients' systems, process and policies to
ensure they appropriately protect health information,
in accordance with HIPAA requirements and industry
best practices.
- HIPPA
Compliance Risk Analysis Once the assessment
is complete, Ink2Web suggests that the client performs
a follow-on Risk Analysis to identify business priorities
and potential threats and vulnerabilities. This effort
begins with a Risk Management Workshop, where Ink2Web's
security consultants work with you to have a thorough
understanding of the potential threats faced by your
organization and to develop a list of controls to
remove, mitigate, or transfer the risk of those threats.
A risk analysis would answer the following questions:
- What
additional safeguards are needed to reduce vulnerabilities?
- How
much will it cost to implement safeguards?
- Which
of the safeguards can be implemented in a cost
effective manner, not just initially but on a
continual basis?
- Does
the organization have sufficient internal resources
to develop and implement a comprehensive, ongoing
security program?
- Will
the organization need external resources from
information technology vendors?
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Phase
3 — Implementation
Now
it's time to implement your HIPAA compliance strategy.
As part of Ink2Web's HIPAA Implementation Service, a
dedicated project manager directs the implementation
of a customized solution that meets your specific needs.
The services team installs and configures your HIPAA
solution, assures that your environment meets the currently
published HIPAA guidelines, and tests the solution to
eliminate concerns about how the new infrastructure
might affect your existing operations environment.
Ink2Web's
HIPAA Compliance Services accommodate numerous strategic
alternatives, including:
- HIPAA
Information Security Services - Provides a
life-cycle strategy for protecting the integrity of
health care data. This includes ensuring the confidentiality
and security of information, making it available to
authorized users, and training your staff to comply
with the new policies.
- HIPAA
Enterprise Application Integration Services -
Provides a software "frontend" around your
existing systems and applications to process HIPAA
transactions with minimal change, enabling you to
respond to future regulations and e-business opportunities
- either in-house or with Ink2Web's support.
- HIPAA
Code Remediation Services - Applies
both manual and automated tools and methodologies
to perform enterprise-wide examination, analysis,
and remediation of code to meet HIPAA requirements,
maximizing your investment in your existing systems.
- HIPAA
System Replacement Services - Encompasses Ink2Web's
designing, developing, testing, implementing, certifying,
and operating a HIPAA-compliant health care system
as an alternative to remediating your existing system.
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