OhanaPsych, a provider of psychiatric telemedicine to adults and children located in Hawaii, has recently demonstrated compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

HIPAA-regulated entities must ensure they are fully compliant with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Omnibus Rule, Breach Notification Rule, and the HITECH Act; however, achieving and maintaining HIPAA compliance can be a challenge for HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates, which is why many regulated entities seek assistance from a third-party compliance company.

To ensure that no provision of the HIPAA Rules was overlooked, OhanaPsych partnered with Compliancy Group and used its proven HIPAA compliance methodology and proprietary software solution – The Guard – to achieve compliance with all appropriate HIPAA standards and to implement an effective HIPAA program for maintaining compliance moving forward. After completing Compliancy Group’s six-stage implementation program, which includes a comprehensive organization-wide risk analysis and remediation process, OhanaPsych’s good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance was assessed and verified by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts and Compliance Coaches. The practice was confirmed as HIPAA compliant and was awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that OhanaPsych is committed to ensuring the privacy of their protected health information and that any personal and health information provided to the practice will be appropriately protected. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance also helps healthcare providers such as OhanaPsych to differentiate their services.

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Dental Oasis, (Inku & Myung Dental Inc.), an Inglewood, CA-based dentistry practice, has recently been confirmed as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program by Compliancy Group.

Dental practices are classified as covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and as such must comply with the federally mandated standards of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Omnibus, and Breach Notification Rules.

HIPAA is concerned with restricting certain disclosures of protected health information (PHI) and ensuring the privacy and security of PHI. PHI is any demographic healthcare-related information that can be used to identify a patient.

Dental Oasis is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of sensitive data. To make sure that no requirement of HIPAA had been overlooked, Dental Oasis chose to follow Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance methodology, which includes a 6-Stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process, with all compliance efforts tracked using Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance software solution – The Guard.

After completing that process, the good faith effort of Dental Oasis to achieve HIPAA compliance was assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance experts and the practice was determined to be fully compliant with all appropriate provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act, and Dental Oasis was awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future patients of Dental Oasis, that the practice is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of PHI.

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The audio transcription service provider, GoTranscript, has completed Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance methodology and has been confirmed as being in compliance with the HIPAA Rules.

GoTranscript is an audio transcription company that was formed in 2005 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over the past 17 years, the company has grown into a global provider of audio transcription services and more than 144 million minutes have been transcribed by its staff of more than 2,000 individuals.

“Customers had a hard time finding a high-quality and reliable transcription service. The transcribers had to spend undue amounts of time and effort to transcribe and struggled to maintain the quality when faced with large orders,” explained GoTranscript. “We decided to focus on audio transcription and build a system that had quality checks and balances inbuilt into the process, minimized the manual effort required for transcription, and could handle large volumes.”

Providing transcription services to healthcare organizations in the United States requires compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Rules, as audio transcriptions often include protected health information. To ensure full compliance with the HIPAA Rules, GoTranscript partnered with Compliancy Group and used the company’s proven HIPAA compliance methodology, tracking progress using Compliancy Group’s proprietary software solution, The Guard. After completing that process, which includes a 6-stage risk assessment and remediation process, GoTranscript’s good faith compliance efforts were assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance experts.

The company was determined to have implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and was determined to be fully compliant with the regulatory standards outlined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act, and was awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance has helped GoTranscript differentiate its services and demonstrates to current and future healthcare clients that GoTranscript is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of protected health information.

“Our system is continuously under development and we are working round the clock to improve it. We are on a mission to build the world’s best transcription service and the best place to find audio transcription work. That’s why becoming HIPAA compliant was inevitable for our organization’s growth,” explained GoTranscript.

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Polygon, a West Hollywood-based psychology practice that provides remote diagnostics for dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and other learning differences, has recently been confirmed as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and was verified as in full compliance with the regulatory standards of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Omnibus Rules and the HITECH Act.

“Each day, more school districts and parents are making privacy and safety a priority. It is now essential for them to quickly assess whether products are safe to use,” said Meryll Dindin, Polygon Co-founder and CTO. “Security and compliance are non-negotiable for our company. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the company to make sure that its systems are secure, private, and compliant with all regulations. At this point, it is built into our company DNA, and we take security very seriously given the sensitivity of our product.”

Polygon partnered with Compliancy Group and used its proven HIPAA compliance methodology, which includes a 6-Stage HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process, to ensure full compliance with the standards of HIPAA and HITECH and tracked its progress on that compliance journey using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance tracking software – The Guard.

After completing that process, Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts assessed Polygon’s good faith effort toward HIPA compliance and awarded the practice the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that Polygon is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of their healthcare data.

“HIPAA introduced several benefits to the healthcare industry, enabling the transition from paper to electronic health data records and generally improving the efficiency of administrative processes. One could say that HIPAA’s most significant benefits are for patients, but that would be missing an important nuance,” said Dindin. “HIPAA compliance leads to trust, giving patients the confidence to share details about their health with healthcare professionals. This improves the delivery of care and leads to better outcomes. As a company, complying with HIPAA is the opportunity for our in-house clinicians to enjoy a better experience and to play at the top of their license.”

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Neurology MIND Care PLLC, a private practice in Merrick, NY that specializes in cognitive behavioral neurology and dementia consultations, has recently been confirmed as having an effective HIPAA compliance program by Compliancy Group.

The healthcare services provided by Neurology MIND Care naturally involve contact with patients’ identifiable protected health information, which requires compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules. To ensure full compliance with those Rules and requirements, and to demonstrate to current and future patients that their sensitive healthcare data will be properly safeguarded, Neurology MIND Care partnered with Compliancy Group.

“We take patient privacy seriously and strive to uphold the highest standards that all patients deserve”, said Mariel B. Deutsch, MD, owner of Neurology MIND Care PLLC.  “By demonstrating my commitment to patient privacy, I hope that patients and their families will feel more comfortable sharing their cognitive and behavioral health concerns, knowing their confidentiality will be protected.”

Compliancy Group offers a HIPAA compliance methodology that has been proven to make compliance with the requirements of the HIPAA Rules and HITECH Act straightforward for HIPAA-regulated entities. Compliancy Group offers a proprietary HIPAA compliance software solution – The Guard – to guide HIPAA-regulated entities through their journey toward compliance, including conducting a 6-stage risk analysis and remediation process to address all risks and vulnerabilities to electronic protected health information.

After completing that process, Neurology MIND Care was confirmed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA-subject matter experts as compliant with the requirements of HIPAA and the HITECH Act and as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program. Neurology MIND Care has been awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance, which demonstrates its commitment to ensuring the privacy and security of healthcare data and having met its regulatory requirements under HIPAA.

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Healthy IT, a provider of specialized IT support and services to organizations in the healthcare industry in the Long Island and New York Tri-State area, has recently been confirmed as compliant with the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the HITECH Act.

Since 1996, when HIPAA was signed into law, Healthy IT has been providing healthcare and dental professionals with specialized IT support and services to help them meet the needs of patients, improve patient outcomes, and lower costs. “Having team members who came from clinical fields prior to working in the technology industry gives Healthy IT a holistic view of what technology should be in a healthcare practice,” explained Healthy IT. “Through this unique experience, Healthy IT has superior knowledge and familiarity with the unique software, hardware, and business processes needed to help healthcare practices operate effectively.”

Providing those services requires access to systems containing protected health information, which means Healthy IT is classed as a business associate and is required to comply with certain provisions of the HIPAA Rules. Achieving and ensuring compliance with the HIPAA Rules is vital for business associates, many of whom seek assistance from third-party vendors such as Compliancy Group, to ensure no aspect of compliance has been overlooked.

Healthy IT sought validation of its compliance efforts from Compliancy Group and followed its proven HIPAA compliance methodology to ensure ongoing compliance. This was achieved by using Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance software solution, The Guard.

Compliancy Group has recently confirmed that Healthy IT has completed its 6-stage HIPAA implementation program, and the company’s good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance has been recognized with the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and former clients that Healthy IT is committed to compliance with the HIPAA Rules, which helps it differentiate its services.

“Our driving force in partnering with the Compliancy Group is to provide an accessible solution to our clients to address the ‘elephant in the room’. All of our clients know that they need to be HIPAA compliant, but some don’t know where or how to start the process. That’s where we come in, as that one-stop-shop, to provide our clients with their technology needs AND the #1 ADA endorsed HIPAA compliancy software on the market.”

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CGuilbert Technologies, a Milwaukee, WI-based managed services provider (MSP) focused on providing managed IT services to the healthcare and education sectors, has recently been confirmed as having taken all the necessary steps to comply with the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the HITECH Act.

As an MSP serving healthcare clients, CGuilbert Technologies is classed as a business associate under HIPAA and is required to comply with the HIPAA Rules. CGuilbert Technologies partnered with Compliancy Group and used its proprietary HIPAA solution, The Guard, to track the journey toward compliance and ensure no HIPAA provision was overlooked.

After completing Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance methodology, which includes a 6-stage risk analysis and remediation process, the good faith effort of CGuilbert Technologies to achieve compliance with the HIPAA Rules was assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance experts, and CGuilbert Technologies was awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that a company has taken all the necessary steps to comply with the appropriate provisions of the HIPAA Rules and has implemented an ongoing program to ensure continued compliance. Companies that are awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring the confidentiality of electronic protected health information, which helps them to differentiate their services.

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