Do You Truly Know What Being HIPAA Compliant Means?
If not, it could literally cost your practice up to $50,000 in fines!
- Starting in 2011, new regulations have put a big bite into HIPAA. The “old HIPAA” you’re used to is gone. The rules are a lot tougher – and the fines are a lot higher. There’s also significantly more government scrutiny on how you process your medical records. Now, your practice literally has tens of thousands of dollars riding on your HIPAA compliance – every day. Even worse, you may not even know it! See if you can answer “yes” to all the following questions to ensure your medical office is HIPAA compliant:
- Does your practice have complete information on security policies and procedures – with each documented and cross-referenced?
- Can you say with absolute confidence that not a single page of your patients’ protected health information is misfiled in your charts?
- Is every piece of your patients’ protected health information reviewed and legally authorized before it is released?
- Have you validated the HIPAA compliance of every business associate that may have access to your patients’ protected health information?
If you’re not sure or answer “no” to even just one of these questions, your practice could suffer dramatic financial and legal consequences!
