The audio transcription service provider, GoTranscript, has completed Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance methodology and has been confirmed as being in compliance with the HIPAA Rules.
GoTranscript is an audio transcription company that was formed in 2005 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over the past 17 years, the company has grown into a global provider of audio transcription services and more than 144 million minutes have been transcribed by its staff of more than 2,000 individuals.
“Customers had a hard time finding a high-quality and reliable transcription service. The transcribers had to spend undue amounts of time and effort to transcribe and struggled to maintain the quality when faced with large orders,” explained GoTranscript. “We decided to focus on audio transcription and build a system that had quality checks and balances inbuilt into the process, minimized the manual effort required for transcription, and could handle large volumes.”
Providing transcription services to healthcare organizations in the United States requires compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Rules, as audio transcriptions often include protected health information. To ensure full compliance with the HIPAA Rules, GoTranscript partnered with Compliancy Group and used the company’s proven HIPAA compliance methodology, tracking progress using Compliancy Group’s proprietary software solution, The Guard. After completing that process, which includes a 6-stage risk assessment and remediation process, GoTranscript’s good faith compliance efforts were assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance experts.
The company was determined to have implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and was determined to be fully compliant with the regulatory standards outlined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act, and was awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance has helped GoTranscript differentiate its services and demonstrates to current and future healthcare clients that GoTranscript is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of protected health information.
“Our system is continuously under development and we are working round the clock to improve it. We are on a mission to build the world’s best transcription service and the best place to find audio transcription work. That’s why becoming HIPAA compliant was inevitable for our organization’s growth,” explained GoTranscript.
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