Is Online Appointment Manager HIPAA-compliant?
Online Appointment Manager takes patient, doctor and staff privacy and information security very seriously by enforcing high standards of electronic and physical security. Peak Health Web does not collect, sell, share, disclose or provide customer, appointment and service provider information to any third parties unless required by law. Many doctors and their office staff are looking for the right HIPAA-compliant services and software that will somehow transform their medical practice into being HIPAA-compliant. The fact is that software tools and software services can not be HIPAA-compliant, simply because software is a tool and not a business practice. It is important to understand that the term “HIPAA Compliance” refers to an organizational obligation and procedural integrity, but not to a technical specification or particular software tool. HIPAA regulations do not apply to Online Appointment Manager scheduling services since Online Appointment Manager does not perform insurance, p