HIPAA Certified: What Does it Mean?
HIPAA Certified Does Not Mean You Are Compliant. Being HIPAA certified means that you have successfully undergone a course designed to train and teach you the information you need to enable your business or organization to become HIPAA compliant. It does not mean that you are compliant, but that you have been taught the terms…
HITECH ACT Summary: Definition and Meaningful Use
HITECH Act Summary Definition The HITECH Act came into being because of the increasing use of technology. The acronym stands for Health Information Technology for Economics and Clinical Health Act – a perfect example where the name of the legislation was obviously devised after the acronym! Notwithstanding that, it is a powerful piece of legislation…
The Purpose of HIPAA Compliance Forms
HIPAA Compliance Forms are intended to manage patient information. HIPAA compliance forms are intended to manage the patient information management system and so ensure compliance to HIPAA. The simple way to manage HIPAA is to regard it as a security or patient confidentiality management system and maintain it as such, just like any other management…