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Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

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Being in compliance with HIPAA mandates is essential for medical practices. With audits just around the corner medical practices should step up their data security and compliance efforts.

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Page 1: Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

HIPAA compliance and why it matter’s

a lot to your medical practice!

Presented By,

Page 2: Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

• Is your organization taking HIPAA mandates seriously?

• HIPAA first came into act the maximum penalty was

$250,000, now the maximum charges are $1.5million for

violating the rule.

Page 3: Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

• The director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), a part of

the U.S. department of Human Health Services (HHS),

issued strict guidelines to all the covered entities to

comply with HIPAA or get ready to pay millions.

Page 4: Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

It is time to step up to the plate and fast track compliance efforts…

• The OCR has stated that more audits will be conducted this year.

• OCR achieved a payment of $3.7 million dollar in the year 2013, by making five resolution agreements.

• Thus it is the need of the hour to keep your organisation updated with HIPAA compliance and regular training of staffs.

Page 5: Hipaa compliance and why it matter’s a lot to your medical practice!

5 crucial points that needs to be addressed!

• Keep your policies and procedures updated.

• Make sure that your policies work.

• Conduct regular training for staffs to keep them updated about HIPAA.

• Don’t try to make all your members a HIPAA expert.

• Don’t be overconfident about your staff’s knowledge on HIPAA.

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