HIPAA Compliance Solutions at Outsource2india

HIPAA Compliant Healthcare Services at Outsource2india

Outsourcing healthcare services to India is extremely popular today. However, there are several concerns being voiced about data security and adhering to standard quality norms. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is widely acknowledged as the norm for healthcare services and Indian companies are well versed with the Act and other regulatory bodies.

HIPAA Compliance Initiatives

• Full-time HIPAA Compliance Officer designated for policy implementation, staff training and monitoring associates
• Up to date with latest HIPAA guidelines for healthcare compliance
• Client information access is restricted to the team handling the client's transaction
• Accessibility to C-drive and A-drive denied
• PC lockup path
• Security officer designated for policy implementation, security of systems and PHI
• Paperless process which means no PHI printouts are taken
• Regular audit of HIPAA compliance solutions program and formulation of corrective plans to address any violation of compliance

HIPAA Training

• Conducting HIPAA compliance awareness programs for all employees
• Ongoing training and testing programs that link HIPAA education to staff rewards
• HIPAA resource directory to update employees on regulations, news and events

Privacy

• Every employee signs a confidentiality agreement with severe penalties for HIPAA violations
• Access to applications/databases defined on 'need to know' and 'minimum necessity' basis
• HIPAA compliant procedures will be under implementation in risk areas, such as, data processing, fax and email to external agencies and information disclosure to payers, patients, family members and other storage, retrieval and/or disposal of reports.

Additional measures to ensure compliance:

• Certification examinations like the CPC, CPC-H, CCS, RHIT etc ensures proficient and expert coders.
  
• Coding department and the coding process is HIPAA compliant.
  
• Only books recommended by the WHO, CMS, NCHS and AMA are followed.
  
• Subscription to various newsletters and journals for the latest coding information.
  
• Both diagnostic and procedural coding follow strict guidelines
  
• What is given must be coded.
  
• Codes should be neither upcoded nor downcoded.
  
• No patient information should be leaked out of the company.
  
• Coding should not be based on reimbursement value of the codes.

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