What is HIPAA/HITECH and Why Compliance With These Laws Matters

HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act – 1996) was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1996. It providers security provisions and data privacy to keep patients’ medical information safe. It reduces health care fraud and abuse and mandates standards for healthcare organizations to follow for a patient’s health information to be kept private and confidential

HITECH Act – 2009 (The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) was enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HITECH provides incentives for adoption of electronic health records (EHR) systems among providers. Civil penalties and penalties for “willful neglect” and non-compliance were implemented with this law. “Unsecured patient health information” essentially means “unencrypted patient health information” (PHI).

Law Firms and HIPAA

To obtain records, lawyers must provide a HIPAA-compliant authorization signed by the patient or serve a HIPAA-compliant notice and subpoena for records. Many law firms enter into a stipulated qualified protective order so that the information will only be used for litigation. The lawyer must make sure the records are securely stored and disposed of after the litigation has ended. That is where we come in. Our user-friendly online platform makes it easy for your team to seamlessly transition to your cases to our services.

Data Security with Alliance Records Retrieval

Our data privacy internal controls and structures are audited for compliance with strict requirements of HIPAA and HITECH. Our staff receives HIPAA education to protect the health information we obtain for you. The storage of your records align with the highest of security standards. We are HIPAA-certified and comply with all regulations.

Alliance Records Retrieval knows the importance of HIPAA compliance. We are HIPAA-certified, have practices in place to verify our commitment to your data security, and our Privacy Officer monitors our security systems and implements all regulatory changes.