HIPAA Compliance

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HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy and security of personal health information. HIPAA compliance refers to the process of ensuring that an organization or individual is following the rules and regulations set forth by HIPAA.

There are several steps you can take to help meet HIPAA requirements:

1. Conduct a risk assessment to identify potential vulnerabilities in your organization's handling of personal health information.
2. Implement policies and procedures to safeguard personal health information, including training your staff on HIPAA requirements and how to handle personal health information properly.
3. Use secure methods for transmitting and storing personal health information, such as encrypted email and secure servers.
4. Obtain written consent from patients before sharing their personal health information with third parties.
5. Regularly review and update your HIPAA compliance efforts to ensure that you are meeting the latest requirements.

 Beyond better healthcare outcomes, providers must also partner with an IT services firm who can help them navigate the challenging task of achieving and maintaining compliance with HIPAA and HITECH.

Here are just some of the ways the TXMSP team can help you achieve lasting compliance.

Authentication and Access Controls

Access controls ensure that only users with the proper privileges can view and manipulate electronic protected health information (ePHI). This includes deploying multi-factor authentication, ensuring idle users are automatically logged out, developing emergency access procedures, and more.

Firewalls and VPN Configuration

Network firewalls are one of your best defenses against intrusion. We’ll ensure that firewalls and VPNs are properly logging network traffic, configure your whitelists and blacklists to control network access, and optimize their role in your overall compliance posture.

Physical Security Protections

Part of HIPAA compliance means protecting ePHI from physical access and compromise. Do you have a comprehensive list of all ePHI containing mobile devices? Have you deployed biometric access and CCTV cameras to secure sensitive areas? HIPAA’s physical security controls can be confusing, without the help of an experienced partner.

 Every clinic, medical center, and doctor’s office has unique IT needs, which is why we begin each healthcare engagement with a thorough audit of your systems and an in-depth discussion with your stakeholders.

Once we understand your technology and organization, we’ll build a custom IT support solution to ensure reliable, efficient operations. Fully-managed IT services solutions means you get all-inclusive support for a single, flat rate.

1. 24/7 network monitoring and maintenance
2. Unlimited onsite and remote support
3. Cybersecurity monitoring and training
4. Desktop and server maintenance

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC)

Outpatient surgery centers play a crucial role in the healthcare ecosystem, providing patients with convenient, cost-effective access to a range of procedures.

However, managing the IT systems at an ambulatory surgery century requires a high level of redundancy to ensure that procedures are completed safely in the event of cyberattack or physical hardware failure.

We understand your unique needs and can help you deploy redundant power supply, Internet connection, workstations, and other critical equipment so that your ASC is prepared for dependable, continuous operations.

Doctors Offices and Clinics

Effective IT management at a healthcare clinic is about more than just keeping servers and PCs operational, it’s about securing patient data, defending against malware and ransomware attacks, safely deploying mobile devices, and more.

We’re a long-term trusted partner to medical offices and clinics of all sizes. We’ll provide friendly, responsive IT support, deep HIPAA compliance and HITECH expertise, and a comprehensive IT roadmap that guides you to the latest technologies with confidence.