Compliance Solutions

PURETEK understands that your success in the healthcare industry is dependent not only on your ability to satisfy your customers’ expectations, but also on your ability to provide solutions that meet specific compliance standards. PURETEK’ unique combination of assessment services, hardware applications, and software support tools provide you with everything you need, whether you’re just breaking into this market or growing an already-established healthcare business

HIPAA::

The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates how healthcare organizations store and transmit patients’ health information. Two HIPAA rules impact the IT systems and software used by healthcare organizations:

• 1) The Privacy Rule
• 2) The Security Rule

The Privacy Rule establishes minimum standards with which healthcare providers must comply to safeguard the privacy of patient information. The Rule also confers the rights of patients to access and amend their health information, and to obtain a record of when and why their Protected Health Information (PHI) was shared with others.

The Security Rule requires that healthcare providers take specific administrative, physical, and technical steps to manage Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). Some of the basic security requirements include, but are not limited to

• Adopting policies and procedures to protect the security of patient and enrollee information
• Developing and implementing data access control procedures
• Implementing technical mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access
• Establishing a reporting and response system for confidentiality violations

HIPAA requirements are designed to be technology-neutral and scalable. Since many of the requirements relate to policies and procedures, many providers achieve compliance with customized solutions that address a host of factors unique to their organization. Thus, the IT systems and software used must be flexible, configurable, customizable, and scalable so that the organization can realize compliance without major disruption to established processes.

 

HIMSS::

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the industry's membership organization, providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology and management systems for healthcare.

Founded in 1961 with locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS is comprised of more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS helps guide public healthcare policy and industry practices through advocacy efforts and through educational and professional development initiatives.