HIPAA Compliance with Hosting Services
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HIPAA and its importance
Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a legislation that has been designed to make it easier for the workers in the United States to retain health insurance coverage during change or loss of jobs. Also, it encourages electronic health records to enhance the overall quality and efficiency of the healthcare system of the country through seamless information sharing.
Complete hosting solutions compliant with HIPAA guidelines
As a prominent accounting and tax software hosting provider, Sagenext is committed to ensuring all-round protection of confidential data of the clients. Our SSAE-16 Type-II certified data centers are fully HIPAA compliant that enables us to deliver highly secured and continuous solutions. It allows covered entities along with their business associates subject to HIPAA to acquire a highly advanced, reliable and fully secured cloud infrastructure to store, process and maintain electronic protected health information (e-PHI).
Security measures that we follow for HIPAA compliance
We have deployed a number of industry-leading security measures at our data centers with storage, accessibility, management, and sharing of the data to ensure everything is in line with HIPAA compliance. The major policies that we practice include:
- Role-specific logins with proper monitoring for all useraccounts
- A strict privacy policy adhering to HIPAA guidelines
- Highly trained and skilled professionals to keep a check on data security
- Application access control
- Advanced media and device controls for media reuse and disposal
- Review of Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with every vendor involved in data processing and handling
Securing ePHI
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires the identifiers under (PHI) that comprises personal details including name, address, contact details, Social Security Number, which need to be protected.