Maintaining compliance with HIPAA Privacy and Security rules and the HITECH Act creates a significant resource constraint on organizations. Healthcare organizations must assess, remediate, validate and maintain ongoing compliance activities. To do this effectively requires expertise, process, procedures, and technology.
Assessments are required for:
- Covered Entities
- Physician Practices
- Business Associates
- EHR Firms
How We Help
Our HIPAA / HITECH Compliance Program assists in establishing and meeting requirements for state and federal regulations by assessing the general and application control requirements throughout covered entities and their business associates’ various business functions.
We follow these processes to protect against internal and external threats:
- HIPAA Assessment - Assess the company’s regulatory status (Security Standards, Administrative Safeguards, Technical Safeguards, Organizational Requirements, Policies & Procedures and Documentation Requirements) and develop a report based on the findings outlining any deficiencies and the steps needed to remediate them.
- Remediation - Provide assistance creating the Remediation Project Plan utilizing the Compliance Automation Portal. Covered entities and business associates may correct regulatory and industry standard deficiencies with internal resources or outsource that work effort to CompliancePoint. We provide security consulting, network design, technology evaluation and selection, policy and procedure development, and IT integration and configuration services.
- Validation and Reporting - Upon completion of deficiency remediation, CompliancePoint conducts a final audit review and issues a report of compliance. You can share this report with all appropriate authorities as proof of third party validation of compliance.
Business Associates
The “dual liability” that covered entities now share puts added pressure on them to maintain compliance throughout their supply chain. As a Business Associate, going through a Third Party CompliancePoint certification process is clearly a competitive differentiator. It demonstrates your commitment to quality and compliance which puts Healthcare Providers’ minds at ease.
For more information on our HIPAA/HITECH Assessments, email hipaa@compliancepoint.com or call (800) 585-4888.