HIPAA Compliance: Requirements of Health IT and the Consequences of Not Complying
By Rich Thompson on Mar 20, 2012.
It’s no secret that health IT has some of the most complex needs of all industries that exist today. Not only are the compliance requirements some of the most non-prescriptive in the IT space, the consequences of not complying can be costly.
With more then 10 million individuals employed in the industry in the US, protecting the privacy and confidentiality of a patients’ electronic medical health records from unauthorized access is paramount to achieving compliance with federal regulatory laws such HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other laws that apply to healthcare organizations.
What happens if you don’t comply with these health IT compliance requirements? Just ask Cignet Health...