New HIPPA Compliance Rules Go Into Effect September 2013
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RECENT PRIVACY CHANGES HIPAA Compliance
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HIPPA Compliance isn't just for the doctor's office any more, and if you deal with employee health or benefits data, your company may be held to the new HIPPA standards that go into place September 2013.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RECENT
PRIVACY CHANGES
HIPAA Compliance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The way we shareand access information has changed drastically since it was established in 1996
Expanding Technology
Evolving Healthcare
Practices Present day
AS THE INDUSTRY CHANGES SO MUST THE RULES
The recent changes are meant to STRENGTHEN the privacy and security protections mandated by
HIPAA.
THE OMNIBUS RULE
The rule went into effect March 26, 2013 and has a MANDATORY compliance date of Sept. 23, 2013.
Updates datasecurity guidelines.
Increases penalties for violators.
Allows for more simplified access for patients.
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Requiring businesses that interact with the healthcare industry to follow the same privacy guidelines.
PRIVACY
Penalties for
noncompliance
are increased.
RAISED TO 1.5 MILLION DOLLARSPER VIOLATION
Security breaches must be reported to the Office of
Civil Rights
Leaving IT companies and software developers liable
HARMTHRESHOLDRULE
You must report whether any sensitive information was
exposed
HIPAA’s reach now extends past the doctor’s office.
ALL COMPANIESShould examine data processing
policies to ensure the highest level of integrity and security
To learn how BenefitWerks can help your company or to request a demo of our HIPPA Compliant benefits enrollment software:
Call : 866-745-7544
Email : [email protected]
Visit : www.benefitwerks.com
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