OhanaPsych, a provider of psychiatric telemedicine to adults and children located in Hawaii, has recently demonstrated compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
HIPAA-regulated entities must ensure they are fully compliant with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Omnibus Rule, Breach Notification Rule, and the HITECH Act; however, achieving and maintaining HIPAA compliance can be a challenge for HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates, which is why many regulated entities seek assistance from a third-party compliance company.
To ensure that no provision of the HIPAA Rules was overlooked, OhanaPsych partnered with Compliancy Group and used its proven HIPAA compliance methodology and proprietary software solution – The Guard – to achieve compliance with all appropriate HIPAA standards and to implement an effective HIPAA program for maintaining compliance moving forward. After completing Compliancy Group’s six-stage implementation program, which includes a comprehensive organization-wide risk analysis and remediation process, OhanaPsych’s good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance was assessed and verified by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts and Compliance Coaches. The practice was confirmed as HIPAA compliant and was awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance.
The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that OhanaPsych is committed to ensuring the privacy of their protected health information and that any personal and health information provided to the practice will be appropriately protected. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance also helps healthcare providers such as OhanaPsych to differentiate their services.
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