HIPAA Certification Service

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 is united states legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. It was subsequently revised in 2009 as a hitech act & again in 2013 with omnibus rule.
Hipaa&’s objective was to reform the healthcare industry by reducing costs, simplifying administrative processes and burdens, and improving the privacy and security of protected health information (phi).
What are the benefits of hipaa compliance certification?
privacy of health data
security of health data
notification of data breaches
business opportunities through compliance
control on copies of medical data
increases personal privacy in healthcare information and decision-making
has created a brand-new industry to support medical professionals
prevents any form of discrimination in the medical sector
assigns role-based security of phi
requires the organization to have a data backup plan in place & share a copy on request
protection against malicious software & reduces the risk of hacking phi
physical security is a key area enforced for medical providers
reduction in the number of medical record errors
streamlining of processes through iterations and system audits