HIPAA COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS

Health Information Security and Privacy: Consulting and Education Services

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) promises to revolutionize healthcare information management. Any organization that electronically stores or disseminates patient information must begin taking steps to adhere to HIPAA's strict new security and privacy standards. Mandated enterprise-wide compliance initiatives will require healthcare entities, over the next two years, to "re-architect" how they capture, store and transmit health data.

How will responding to these sweeping new labor- and cost-intensive demands impact your organization's success in meeting its strategic goals?

Phoenix Health Systems helps healthcare providers combine successful information management initiatives with the continued achievement of long term strategic goals and day-to-day operational objectives. Our HIPAA Solutions Team will help you implement a prioritized HIPAA Compliance Plan that is sensitive to your organization's objectives, budgets, staffing availability and other operational realities.

Our goal: Help HIPAA make everyone a winner -- the patient, through better privacy and security -- the provider, through improved data quality and secure information systems.

Phoenix' authoritative HIPAA Enterprise Awareness Program and national email newsletter ``HIPAAlert" established us early on as a leader in HIPAA responsiveness. Our HIPAA Solutions Team is ready to support your organization in the complex process of complying with HIPAA. Using our documented HIPAA implementation methodology, we'll help you and your staff to move confidently through the required steps:

Enterprise Awareness

Phoenix' initial one-hour HIPAA Executive Awareness program is offered at no charge for your Executive Team. Conducted by our senior staff, this overview of HIPAA and its implications covers:

At your request, we will develop and present a custom, half-day HIPAA education program geared to the needs of your department managers and administrative team. This in-depth program includes department by department review of HIPAA's implications, and discussion of compliance issues and implementation steps.

HIPAA Impact Analysis and Corporate Strategic Review

Phoenix' senior-level HIPAA Solutions Team will conduct a thorough assessment of your organization's existing information security and privacy policies and practices. We will also identify overall strategic goals, and staffing and budget issues. The result: We will present your Executive Team with a prioritized blueprint for action, combining a written assessment with a compliance project plan and budget that are sensitive to your organization's realities.

HIPAA Implementation

Phoenix' HIPAA Project Managers will guide your staff step-by-step through the complex implementation process, using our professional HIPAA Implementation Methodology. We will help you:

Security/Privacy Training and Enforcement

Phoenix will work with your Education Department to develop, as required by HIPAA, a formal training program for all staff on the organization's security and privacy policies, systems and procedures. We will also assist your HIPAA Security Officer in developing a formal system for monitoring and managing enterprise-wide compliance.

HIPAA Audit

Post-implementation, Phoenix will conduct a ``due diligence" audit to compare actual practices against your updated information security policies and procedures and HIPAA regulations

Phoenix Health Systems' HIPAA Solutions Team offers the expertise of senior hospital information technology professionals who are adept at balancing strategic planning needs with effective resolution of healthcare information security issues. We will ensure that your staff can continue to focus on organizational priorities without the burden of managing a complex and unfamiliar new implementation process. Most services are fixed-fee priced, enabling clients to plan their information systems costs.

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