HIPAA Compliant Medical Transcription Services for Clinics and Private Practices
Author: mtservices | Posted: 22.02.2012HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) of 1996 is the standard for protecting patient health information. Clinics and private practices would benefit greatly by outsourcing medical transcription to a medical transcription service provider that offers HIPAA compliant medical transcription services. With medical transcription companies that are HIPAA compliant, physicians can remain assured that their patient’s health related information will be protected as per HIPAA norms.
An HIPAA compliant medical transcription company understands the importance of the security of patient data. As such data is vulnerable, medical transcription companies take several steps to eliminate the risk of sensitive data falling into unsafe hands. The safety measures taken are in accordance with the federal laws pertaining to healthcare information security, as clearly stated in Title II of the HIPAA that relates to the establishment of national standards for safe electronic healthcare data transactions.
To keep medical records from unauthorized access, medical transcription service providers utilize top-quality security options such as:
• Installation of firewall and antivirus software on all the computers, which are updated on a daily basis
• Use of file encryption software
• Each computer is secured with password protection lock
• Password protected email and FTP sites
• Windows Passwords at startup
• Entire workforce is trained to maintain privacy, confidentiality and security
• Minimum 128-bit encryption for all transferred files
• External drives such as floppy disk drives and USB ports are disabled to prevent illegal copying of documents
There are both civil and criminal penalties for those who fail to comply with HIPAA regulations.
To deliver HIPAA compliant medical transcription services, medical transcription outsourcing firms are equipped with experienced and skilled professionals for executing safety measures that would secure patient health information against unlawful disclosure while it is transferred through the internet. They have the proficiency in advanced dictation tools, techniques and software. They transcribe and deliver all the dictation precisely, safely and in a timely manner. Transcription services are offered for:
• Patient history reports
• Physical examination reports
• Consultation reports, clinic notes, ER reports
• Follow-up notes, operative reports
• X-ray reports
• Discharge summaries
• Laboratory reports and scan reports and more
With the reliable support of recognized HIPAA compliant medical transcription service providers, healthcare professionals can ensure the safe Internet transfer of voice files and document files relating to patient information. Providers of HIPAA compliant medical transcription services ensure that security guidelines are followed at all times while handling patient information. Thus, clinics and private practices can save the time and effort needed for performing medical documentation procedures in their practices and concentrate better on their core treatment activities.
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As a medical transcription company, MTS Transcription Services (MTS) knows the importance of maintaining confidentiality of all patient related records, and therefore we make every possible effort to help clients achieve HIPAA medical transcription services within the timelines established by HIPAA regulations.
As a medical transcription company, MTS Transcription Services (MTS) knows the importance of maintaining confidentiality of all patient related records, and therefore we make every possible effort to help clients achieve HIPAA medical transcription services within the timelines established by HIPAA regulations.
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