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HIPAA/HITECH Compliance - It Can Be Achieved
HIPAA and HITECH compliance as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is the new standard for all types of medical care. It can be a daunting task to figure out what needs to be done to be compliant and move forward with EMR.
Fortunately, GTS has many years experience supporting small businesses in the medical field. We are already a "business associate" to other HIPAA covered entities, and as such, HIPAA applies to us as well. We are familiar with the industry standards that will provide the necessary security.
The following are a few of the ways we can aid you in moving your medical office into the digital age:
- Perform an informal technology risk analysis to help you identify where your current procedures may not match up to HIPAA industry standards,
- Ensure you have the proper network controls and antivirus protection to safeguard your systems from invasions from the internet.
- Set up in-house EMR; host an off-site EMR for you; or aid you in connecting to an off-site EMR of your choice.
- Ensure your computer systems and the Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) they contain are secure from unintentional breaches.
- Provide you with back ups of your computers and ePHI.