can hipaa compliance and patient care work together?

Can HIPAA compliance and patient care work together?

Secure communication is mandatory and vital for

patient confidentiality, but it’s not intended to be a barrier to

high-quality, efficient care.

In fact, HIPAA regulations are intended to mesh

with and provide a foundation for the kind of proper, efficient exchange

of information that grounds new models of

collaborative care.

The HIPAA Security Rule mandates:

1 Confidentiality2 Integrity3 Availability

The law is intentionally technology neutral.

It doesn’t restrict methods of communication or specify

technologies.

But…flexibility comes at a price.

The burden is on healthcare organizations

to structure communication strategies and choose

technologies that fit with overall workflow and

patient care goals.

Studies show data security is a priority.

But there’s room to improve the integration of compliance and

clinical workflow, which directly impact patient care.

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In their mission to improve patient care through secure communication, healthcare organizations often rely on a complex, often ad-hoc, array of technologies and

communication platforms.

But, the answer to HIPAA compliance +

patient care must focus simultaneously on data security and availability.

How to determine the best solution?

4 steps to get started…

Assess how staff communicate today, including care team members inside and outside the hospital.

1

Inventory every existing method of

communication — every device, every software

platform, every network.

2

Build HIPAA compliance into a new, standardized workflow communication model.

3

Evaluate and implement a secure care team collaboration platform that meets the technical security

standards required by HIPAA, streamlines workflow and improves

clinician communication.

4

A unified care team collaboration platform is essential to integrating HIPAA compliance with

the best patient care and population health management possible.

Read our full white paper HIPAA regulation:

The challenge of integrating compliance and patient care

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