How will electronic health records help my practice be HIPAA compliant?
The Privacy Rule covers all forms of patients’ protected health information: electronic, written or oral. Privacy standards include limiting access to the “minimum necessary” to those whose job demonstrates a “need to know.” They also require the adoption of administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the privacy and security of health information. One component of this program involves updating systems to ensure they provide adequate protection of patient data.
