Term of the week: HIPAA

Designed in part to secure private healthcare information, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-- or HIPAA as it's often referred to-- was enacted by Congress in 1996 to protect the privacy of personal health information.

Perhaps the most significant legislation passed for healthcare since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, HIPAA requires that regulated organizations standardize the exchange of electronic data related to healthcare-related transactions and protect the privacy and security of Personal Health Information. The law also requires that covered entities must have backup, disaster recovery, and media controls in place.

At a time when there is growing focus, attention and support from the federal government for healthcare to implement comprehensive electronic records systems, such as the recently enacted stimulus provisions for Healthcare IT, the time is right for organizations to not only reassess their compliance needs, but their overall business information management needs as well.

PaperFree offers information management solutions that support and facilitate HIPAA compliance— from standardized ANSI 837 Exports, to security and reliable recoverability in the case of disaster.

To learn more about EMC solutions for HIPAA compliance, click here or dial 1-888-726-7730 to speak with a PaperFree consultant directly.