As we talked about last week, compliance in the cloud is extremely important for your business’ integrity. It is even more important for the healthcare field. HIPAA comes with a lengthy list of requirements for all types of healthcare providers when handling patient information. Datasmith will help make sure your healthcare business is HIPAA compliant. However, we want to warn you of some common misconceptions with Cloud Service Providers and HIPAA compliance.
- There are no “HIPAA Certified” cloud service providers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services does not recognize or require certification programs for cloud service providers.
- Know the definitions of HIPAA compliance for each factor of your business. From front desk staff, to doctors, to contractors, to third party providers, know what HIPAA compliance means for each party. As the covered policy provider, you are responsible for ensuring all aspects of your business are compliant.
- Encrypting data is not mandatory, but always a good idea. HIPAA does not require you to encrypt data but it is always a good practice to do so.
Datasmith provides comprehensive compliance and HIPAA compliance checks for clients or prospective clients. We extensively analyze your current systems to see where they match up and where they fall short. We can also recommend slight changes, upgrades, or a new plan that will make compliance easier and current.
HIPAA compliance can cause quite the headache. Datasmith actively works to stay current on all HIPAA compliance measures and provides extra security measures when working with cloud based services. As HIPAA policy updates, so will Datasmith.
