Enhanced Tool Documents and Reports Security Breach Incidents to Fulfill Federal Compliance
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Billions of dollars in Federal incentives are at stake for hospitals and clinics across the country to implement electronic health record (EHR) technology. In order to receive this money—or achieve "meaningful use"—organizations must be in full compliance with Federal HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and State laws, including the mandatory reporting of security incidents involving patient records. Increasingly, hospitals and medical practices are using RADAR™, the new tool from ID Experts®, to assess, document, and report any type of security incident involving patient data—and know they will be in compliance with privacy and breach notification regulations.
Today, ID Experts released the newest version of RADAR, www.idexpertscorp.com/radarinfo, a web-based tool that enables organizations to make informed decisions that support privacy office and counsel guidance while measuring overall privacy program performance. RADAR includes a repository for storing documents associated with privacy compliance. In addition, RADAR includes the ability to:
- Assess the nature of a security incident by providing an overall incident risk index (IRI);
- Efficiently collect and document data breach incidents; and house all incident-related documents such as policies and procedures, corrective action letters, and police reports in the event of an audit;
- Facilitate the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reporting and compliance;
- Easily contact business associates in order to fulfill contractual notification obligations.
More than a dozen hospitals and clinics are already using RADAR, including Alegent Health, ARKRAY America, Inc., Health e Practice Solutions, and University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).
"We are seeing an increase in proactive efforts by hospitals and clinics to show a commitment to and compliance with HIPAA privacy provisions," said Jill Arena, Managing Partner with Health e Practice Solutions, a consulting and technology solutions company. "RADAR helps us document and efficiently assess whether an incident is a breach so that necessary actions can follow to protect patients, minimize issues and demonstrate compliance with the laws and in working with HHS."
About ID Experts
ID Experts is the leader in comprehensive data breach solutions that deliver the most positive outcomes. The company has managed hundreds of data breach incidents, protecting millions of affected individuals, for leading healthcare organizations, corporations, financial institutions, universities and government agencies. In healthcare, the company contributes to relevant legislation and rules including HITECH and is a corporate member of HIMSS. ID Experts is active with organizations that advocate for privacy for Americans including ANSI/Identity Theft Prevention, Identity Management Standards Panel and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. For more information, visit http://www.idexpertscorp.com/.
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