Is Dream Referral secure and HIPPA compliant?
The HIPAA Security Rule mandates the security of electronic medical records (EMR). Rather than being vague, like similar services, the Dream Referral team wants to tout how we address these concerns. Unlike the Privacy Rule, which provides broader protection for all formats that health information may take, such as print or electronic information, the Security Rule addresses the technical aspects of protecting electronic health information. More specifically, the HIPAA Security standards address these aspects of security: •Administrative security- assignment of security responsibility to an individual. •Physical security- required to protect electronic systems, equipment and data. •Technical security- authentication & encryption used to control access to data. Dream Referral requires that all users agree to a strict end user agreement that includes language regarding Protected Health Information (PHI). Only specific staff, under the direction of our chief technology officer, has access
