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HIPAAssure™
is a full range of services and solutions for healthcare organizations
to choose from to ensure HIPAA compliance, both to meet deadlines
and on a continuous basis. It provides a systematic integrated series
of GAP analysis, risk assessment, compliance testing, and HIS security
solutions. HIPAAssure is unique because it addresses HIPAA in its
entirety by evaluating, prioritizing and coordinating the business,
legal and technical needs across the entire organization with a
highly experienced, multi-disciplary team. This enables healthcare
organizations to truly know everything that needs to be done, and
intelligently and cost effectively comply.
Why
You Need HIPAAssure
With final deadlines rapidly approaching, you need to be sure your
organization is truly HIPAA compliant because the ramifications
are high if you fail. But how do you know your HIPAA initiatives
have been successful? What do you do if you are starting late and
need to make up for lost time? HIPAA compliance is an entire range
of processes, policies and technologies. There are a number of common
misperceptions and mistakes to avoid.
It
is important to remember that you are responsible for HIPAA compliance,
not your software vendors. Vendors may tell you their software is
HIPAA compliant but compliance is more than software alone. It is
not uncommon for an organization to believe it is HIPAA compliant
only to run a simple EDI test to find out it fails. Although organizations
may have been working on compliance, a common mistake is to tackle
it in several different IT and procedural silos. Unfortunately,
this approach often results in finger pointing and missed deadlines.
HIPAA
compliance affects an entire organization and needs a high-level
attack. HIPAAssure looks at all the silos across the organization
and how they interrelate. It prioritizes and coordinates your business,
technical and legal needs resulting in the lowest overall cost for
HIPAA compliance and remediation. By viewing HIPAA as an opportunity
and aligning it with expert execution, you improve healthcare delivery,
reduce errors and lower operating costs. Also because HIPAA compliance
is not just a one-time event, HIPAAssure is affordable to use on
a continuous annual basis to ensure you remain compliant.
GAP
Analysis
GAP Analysis defines an organization’s compliance with all
HIPAA security and privacy requirements to ascertain the current
status and what needs to be done. Performed by an integrated team
of business, technical and legal analysts, audits include the final
privacy regulations, current and proposed security regulations,
EDI transactions for external compliance, identifiers and best practices.
The vulnerabilities identified in security, privacy or both are
documented by a complete audit trail. Concise reports and specific
recommendations for action ensure a ready understanding of cost
and significant return-on-investment (ROI).
Key
Benefits
-
Allows for early detection of system security and privacy risks
that minimizes the cost of HIPAA remediation
- Performs
“What If” scenarios based on the security and privacy
measures that meet each organization’s required level of
protection
- EDI
testing quickly and inexpensively identifies data errors at the
source
- Demonstrates
which remediation efforts are most beneficial and cost effective
for the organization
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment is the cornerstone of every information security
program. It is the most efficient way to gain a complete understanding
of a healthcare organization’s security profile strengths
and weaknesses, vulnerabilities and exposures. While GAP Analysis
identifies the risk areas, Risk Assessment identifies and prioritizes
the loss potential and problems. For example, noncompliant EDI transactions
will have the biggest impact due to potential claims reimbursement
delays. HIPAAssure’s Risk Assessment is performed by an integrated
team of business, financial and legal analysts. The result is uninterrupted
cash flow, retained credit worthiness and true HIPAA compliance.
Key
Benefits
-
Provides a clear picture of critical assets, with detailed information
on which areas are most in need of protection and how they should
be secured
- Takes
GAP Analysis and assigns a financial value to each item to help
prioritize remediation
- Meets
the proposed regulation requiring ongoing risk assessments to
asses overall organizational security
Testing
Testing is a crucial, strategic element that allows healthcare decision-makers
to predict and prevent costly, even potentially catastrophic, system
failures and delays. A common mistake made by Health Information
System (HIS) staff is to work on a range of software issues first
only to test later. System testing identifies problematic areas
and maps the correct remediation solutions to ensure a smooth transition
to HIPAA compliance. Based on EDI test results in the GAP Analysis
phase, additional specific tests on internal systems identify the
source of errors. Further, testing covers areas not addressed by
your HIS vendor, providing a total measure of compliance.
Key
Benefits
-
Integrates with your HIS vendors’ compliance initiatives
- Detailed
testing of all areas evaluates the total HIS data flow
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Lowers expenses by reducing remediation
- Increases
revenues by reducing write-offs
Security
Solutions
Healthcare organizations need a robust, cost-effective security
solution that strikes a balance between meeting government regulations,
providing information for patient care, and protecting the confidentiality
of the doctor-patient relationship. Security Solutions meet these
demands while ensuring a significant ROI. HIPAAssure Security Solutions
also provide a centrally managed environment for user access and
application management across all systems, resulting in significantly
reduced administrative overhead.
Key
Benefits
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Provides strong network security while reducing operating expenses
- Improves
physician workflow and identifies user productivity improvements
- Allows
simplified password management
- Offers
secure access for remote and mobile users
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Can include all networks, including wireless
“At
Community Memorial, we’re interested in improving healthcare
delivery, reducing claims
errors that delay payments and lowering our overall operating costs.
Caveo Technology’s HIPAAssure
compliance solutions have allowed us to achieve these, providing
a significant return on our investment.”
-Richard Breuer
CEO/Administrator
Community Memorial Hospital
Resources
For
more information and assistance, call your Caveo Technology representative
today.
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