| In 1996 Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA PL 104-191). The purpose
of this Act was to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of the health care system through the development
of established health data standards and requirements
for the transmission and storage of electronic health
information. HIPAA is the first national regulation
on medical privacy and is the most far-reaching
federal legislation affecting the use, release and
transmission of medical data.
We have made significant strides towards ensuring
that all aspects of our system are compliant with
HIPAA regulations that require stringent measures
to assure privacy of patient records
Security Issues related to confidentiality of
information, network security, screening of staff
and physical security are addressed according
to HIPAA guidelines. |
