tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2019 Issue Q3

Reader Question: Beware HIPAA Compliance Claims

Question: Our office purchased encryption software that claims to be “100-percent HIPAA compliant.” When a vendor claims its product is “HIPAA compliant,” what does this really mean? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: Nearly every vendor of an encryption product that targets the healthcare market will claim that the product is HIPAA compliant — this is important because health information that is properly encrypted is exempt from the HIPAA Breach Notification Rules. Warning: Unfortunately, you cannot buy HIPAA compliance. If a third-party firm says its encryption product is “HIPAA compliant,” that company is simply telling...

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