The Administrative
Simplification regulations of the Healthcare Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establish
compliance standards for security, electronic transactions
and privacy of patient's health in relation to transactions
in the healthcare industry. HealthQuist has undertaken
extensive efforts to become compliant with HIPAA requirements
and is completely compliant with all the HIPAA regulations.
HealthQuist has engaged in the following efforts to
ensure compliancy with HIPAA's rules and regulations:
HealthQuist has designated internal personnel
the responsibility of implementing, supervising
and ensuring all transaction that take place
are within the guidelines of the HIPAA rules
and regulations
HealthQuist personnel has received extensive
training in HIPAA's Privacy Rules
HealthQuist has implemented a HIPAA Addendum
in the form of a Business Associate Agreement
with all its clients and vendors outlining
the privacy and confidentiality of patient
health information
HealthQuist has established a secure and
safe location to store all its client's
files.
HealthQuist
has secured its technology systems to shield against
loss of data through fire, undirected or directed
attacks, theft, and many more risks that exist.
