The Administrative Simplification
provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, require the Department of Health
and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic
health care transactions and national identifiers for providers,
health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security
and privacy of health data. Adoption of these standards has
greatly improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's
health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic
data interchange in health care.
While HIPAA compliance is the responsibility of each and
every healthcare organization, the EMDAT system is dedicated
to making it easier, safer and more cost-effective for them
to reach that goal, by providing the technical controls and
safeguards that support all of our clients’ HIPAA compliance
policies and procedures.
In fact, EMDAT meets or exceeds all HIPAA requirements. Below
are some of the things EMDAT incorporates within our application
to meet compliance.
Security: 128-bit encryption used at
all times for all files being transferred.
Accessibility: All users have unique
user names and passwords.
Auditing: All access to patient information
is recorded for auditing capability. This includes edits,
printing, viewing, etc.
In addition to our technological capabilities
to help ensure your full HIPAA compliance, EMDAT is committed
to serving our clients as a knowledgeable and informed source
regarding any changes in HIPAA regulations.
For more information regarding HIPAA and other
governmental regulations regarding patient rights, safety
and security, we encourage you to use the links below.
