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HIPAA
HIPAA compliance, privacy issues, desire for quality care and the need to control costs—all weigh on the healthcare industry. As a result, organizations are under pressure to improve internal workflow processes, distribute information more quickly and enhance communications efficiency—all while reducing costs and safeguarding personal health information security.
Enterprise fax e-document delivery and workflow solutions support compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules by digitizing paper-based protected health information for private, secure and auditable electronic distribution. It features leading-edge capabilities that support HIPAA privacy and security requirements and allow organizations to:
- Consolidate electronic communications onto a centralized server
- Archive and manage documents securely
- Provide authentication and verification of the identity of the person sending & receiving the fax
- Limit the number of people handling and viewing protected patient information
- Utilize a more secure delivery method than email
- Automate the capture and distribution of patient billing, radiology, lab results and other covered personal health information
- Provide a transmission log and fax image archive for audit trail
Key Features Supporting HIPAA Compliance:
Our solutions provide a host of capabilities to improve communications and help support HIPAA compliance including:
- Login I.D. and password protected user accounts
- Billing codes, billing code synchronization, and “forced use”
- Electronic signatures and signature protection methods
- Auto-preview of outbound faxes
- First page only review of inbound faxes
- Notifications of transmission status (success or failure)
- Inbound routing of faxes to workstations & Email addresses
- Database tracking of all fax activity and details thereof
- Direct integration with “host” and “network” applications generating covered documentation
- Encryption and certified email
- Document management and Archiving
- Workflow automation
These advantages include:
- Streamlines document delivery from point of origination to final destination
- utilizes authentication ad certification technology to secure data
- Centralizes resources across multiple systems to improve operational efficiency
- Provides centralized hub for electronic communications
- Enables quick and accurate transactions
- Reduces administrative time and cost
- Reduces lost or misrouted records
- Maintains confidentiality
- Speeds information delivery
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