How will compliance with HIPAA standards be monitored?
Initially, organizations will use the competitive marketplace to mutually enforce compliance. Organizations will also find that electronic transmission of claims using standard transactions will improve cash flow, increasing the business reason for compliance. Accrediting and licensing organizations will also be incorporating compliance with the standards into their processes. [TOP] 8. We do not exchange data electronically with other enterprises, only within our enterprise. We batch claims and mail a disk to the clearinghouse. Do the standards apply to us? Yes, the security standards apply to exchange of all electronic health information within an enterprise as well as across enterprises. Transmissions over the Internet, an extranet, leased lines, dial-up lines, and private networks are included. All electronic media are included – even when the information is physically moved (e.g., through the postal service) from one location to another using magnetic tape, disk, or compact disc. T
