Protecting Physicians and Patients
The HITECH Act poses new security and privacy requirements that most healthcare organizations have not yet dealt with.
With the rapid adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and electronic Patient Health Information (ePHI) networks, the security and confidentiality of medical records is at the forefront of patient concerns. Site2 is prepared to help your organization move towards a secure, optimized electronic medical record infrastructure.
SourceCopySM, Site2's secure online backup service, is one of the few services available today that provide Government Certified Encryption for our client's data. Having this level of protection provides our clients with "safe harbor" from the HITECH Act's dreaded data breach provisions.
This EMR backup service is built and ready to support the fundamental requirments of the HIPAA Security Rule including:
Offsite Storage - all ePHI data must be backed-up and stored at an offsite location to ensure recoverability in a business continuation event.
Access Controls - access authorization to the ePHI data stored on computer systems must be restricted and based on clearly defined responsibilities.
Data Integrity - data must be afforded integrity and identity controls.
Document Retention - various retention requirements exist based on the nature of the record.
Contact us to learn more about how Site2 can help you achieve HIPAA and HITECH compliance.
