100% HIPAA Compliant
In 1996 Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The purpose of this
Act was to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of the healthcare system through the development of
established health data standards and requirements for
the transmission and storage of electronic health information.
Patient privacy and security are built into our systems from day one. We comply with HIPAA regulations and assure secure Internet transfer of voice files and document files related to medical transcription. Our endeavor is to safeguard client data and information with the use of HIPAA complaint communication protocols in medical transcription. This will ensure that all patient health information remains safe and secure.
EchoScribe is committed to delivering services that
meet or exceed the requirements mandated by HIPAA. Our
privacy and security measures include:
- Confidentiality agreements with all employees
- Business Associate agreements with all clients
- Fire protection including pre-action sprinkler with
integrated smoke detection system
- Escort requirements, Restricted card key access
- 24X7 secured access, including motion sensors, video
cameras and breach alarms
- Restricting usage of data storage media like floppy
disks and CDs at data collection points
Security
Data security and integrity are top priorities of EchoScribe Online and can be taken care of on our ASP platform. Safeguarding client information and reports is not only a legal requirement but also our ethical obligation. We maintain strict policies on the confidentiality, privacy and security of such information. We train and educate our staff and our customers about these policies, and adherence is continually reinforced.
We apply these measures and technologies not only in the transmission of client information over the Internet, but also to every aspect of data storage and retrieval. Our customers can be assured that their information, whether in transmission or at rest, cannot be accessed without proper authorization. If cannot be intercepted, decrypted, or altered due (but not limited) to:
- Advanced firewall protection
- 128-bit Secure Socket Layer encryption
- Unique usernames and passwords for sending and receiving
transcripts
- Vulnerability testing
- Redundancy at every level with failure and crisis plan
- Secure back-up with offsite online storage
Medical offices looking to become HIPAA compliant can view this useful guide. |
