Dalen Dental Clinic in Whitefish, MT, has been confirmed as achieving compliance with the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the standards of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

Dental practices that conduct transactions electronically are classed as HIPAA-covered entities and are required to be compliant with the HIPAA Rules. Achieving and ensuring continued compliance can be a challenge, which is why many practices seek assistance from third-party firms. Dalen Dental Clinic chose Compliancy Group and used its HIPAA methodology, which includes a Six Stage Implementation Program, and the use of a HIPAA-compliance tracking software solution called The Guard.

“We as a private practice chose Compliancy Group and The Guard to take us through HIPAA compliance because it was recommended and it has benefited our office by keeping all of our staff aware of how secure things need to be, being HIPAA compliant is a priority of ours, we as an office strive to keep our patients and their health history safe and secure,” said Dr. Jeff Dalen.

After completing the program, which includes a comprehensive risk analysis and remediation process, Dalen Dental Clinic was assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts, who confirmed that the practice was fully compliant with the HIPAA Rules and awarded the practice the HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future patients that Dalen Dental Clinic is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information and has implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program to ensure continued compliance.

“Our office is proud to have completed advanced HIPAA training to help further protect our patients and learn about the importance of patient privacy to help achieve high-quality care,” said Dr. Jeff Dalen. “As a small-town family practice continues to grow, we want to ensure the practice and patients have the best experience by having technology but also protecting patients’ health information to a high degree. We look forward to serving our patients and community with the highest oral health care possible.”

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ScribeMedics LLC, a provider of real-time, remote, EHR charting, medical transcription, virtual back office, and medical record review services, has demonstrated to Compliancy Group that the company and its services are fully compliant with the regulatory standards outlined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act.

Compliancy Group offers HIPAA -covered entities and business associates a proven methodology for ensuring compliance with all provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA consists of a set of regulatory standards governing the security, privacy, and integrity of sensitive healthcare data called protected health information (PHI), which is any individually identifiable healthcare-related information.

Any vendor that is used by a HIPAA-covered entity that comes into contact with PHI in any form is classed as a business associate under HIPAA and must ensure they are HIPAA compliant. The services provided by ScribeMedics require contact with PHI, so HIPAA compliance is mandatory.

ScribeMedics chose to partner with Compliancy Group and used its Six Stage Implementation Program to ensure that no aspect of HIPAA compliance had been overlooked. Throughout that process, progress was tracked using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA-compliance tracking software solution, The Guard.

After completing the compliance program, which includes a risk analysis and remediation process, Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance experts assessed ScribeMedics’ HIPAA compliance efforts and awarded ScribeMedics the ‘HIPAA Seal of Compliance.’ The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that ScribeMedics is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of PHI and has implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program.

“HIPAA Compliance is not only a regulation but our responsibility,’’ said Dinesh a.k.a Carl Johnson, Founder of ScribeMedics.

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Arroyo Grande Dental Care has recently been confirmed as having implemented policies, procedures, and practices that met or exceeded the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules.

Dental practices are required to comply with the provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Omnibus Rule, Breach Notification Rule, and the standards of the HITECH Act. HIPAA compliance can be complex, so to ensure full compliance many practices seek assistance from compliance vendors.

Arroyo Grande Dental Care partnered with Compliancy Group and used its proven HIPAA compliance methodology to ensure full compliance, tracking progress using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance tracking software, The Guard.

“We as a private practice chose Compliancy Group and The Guard to take us through HIPAA compliance because it was recommended and it has benefited our office by keeping all of our staff aware of how secure things need to be, being HIPAA compliant is a priority of ours, we as an office strive to keep our patients and their health history safe and secure,” said Arroyo Grande Dental Care, in a statement. “We can confidently say that we are in compliance with HIPAA and look forward to continuing to protect all of our patients.”

After successfully completing the program, which includes a six-stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process, Arroyo Grande Dental Care’s good faith effort to achieve HIPAA compliance was assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts. Arroyo Grande Dental Care was verified as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program and Compliancy Group awarded the practice the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future patients that the practice is compliant with the HIPAA Rules and is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of their protected health information.

“HIPAA matters to our practice because we believe our patients deserve privacy and protection. It gives more security over their health history and use of any information. We are very fortunate to have been able to work with Compliancy Group to give our patients the most protection possible.”

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HIPAATizer.com, an all-in-one WordPress plugin and form builder that can be used by web developers to make websites HIPAA-compliant, has been confirmed as compliant with all standards of the HIPAA Rules that apply to business associates of HIPAA-covered entities.

HIPAA-covered entities that wish to include forms on their websites that capture individuals’ protected health information need to ensure that their web forms comply with the HIPAA standards. HIPAATizer.com was formed to make it easy for web developers to make websites HIPAA compliant.

“We worked on a number of sites for covered entities.  Each time we wanted to make a site HIPAA compliant, we had to start from scratch and write tons of code,” said lead developer, Wes Perevalov. “With HIPAAtizer, covered entities and their developer partners now have an easy-to-use solution to make their websites HIPAA compliant.  HIPAAtizer, a HIPAA-compliant WordPress plugin with a built-in form builder, is a unique solution for covered entities and developers.”

Since the HIPAATizer.com web forms interact with protected health information, the company is classed as a business associate under HIPAA. To ensure full compliance with the HIPAA Rules, HIPAAtizer.com employees underwent training, policies and procedures were implemented, and the company underwent an organization-wide risk analysis and remediation process.

HIPAATizer.com followed Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance methodology and tracked its progress using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance software solution, The Guard. After completing that program and demonstrating that all necessary steps had been taken to comply with the HIPAA Rules, the company was awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that HIPAATizer.com is committed to continued compliance with the HIPAA Rules, which helps the company differentiate its services.

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American Addiction Centers (AAC), a network of treatment centers for individuals struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues, has recently been confirmed as having achieved compliance with all of the necessary standards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, Omnibus Rule, and the HITECH Act.

To confirm compliance with the HIPAA Rules, AAC worked with Compliancy Group and used the company’s proven HIPAA compliance methodology to ensure that policies and procedures were developed and implemented that met and exceeded the minimum regulatory standards of the HIPAA Rules, all risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of patients’ protected health information were identified and reduced to a low and acceptable level, and that all of the necessary documentation was created to demonstrate the company was fully compliant with all federally mandated standards for privacy and security.

After completing that process, tracking progress using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA compliance software solution – the Guard, AAC’s compliance program and good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance was assessed by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA subject matter experts, who awarded AAC the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance is awarded to HIPAA-covered entities and business associates that complete the HIPAA compliance program, demonstrate they are fully compliant with the HIPAA Rules, and have an ongoing HIPAA compliance program to ensure continued compliance.

“This seal serves as a symbol of AAC’s commitment to our patients to protect their privacy, which can be particularly important for those struggling with addiction and mental health conditions where stigma is still a barrier to accessing care,” said Tom Britton, American Addiction Centers CEO. “We are also proud to be among the first in the addiction industry to have this third-party verification to demonstrate the effectiveness of our compliance program with federal standards.”

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The integrated software communication organization, KrypticMED, has recently demonstrated compliance with the standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and has been confirmed as having implemented an effective HIPAA compliance program.

KrypticMED’s platform is used by skilled nursing facilities and other health institutes to improve communication. Critical information is shared through the application to ensure medical professionals have the data they need to advise treatment and make better decisions for patients. That information naturally includes data classed as protected health information under HIPAA, which makes KrypticMED a business associate.

Business associates of HIPAA-covered entities are required to comply with certain provisions of the HIPAA Rules. To ensure that no aspect of compliance was overlooked, KrypticMED partnered with Compliancy Group and used the firm’s proven HIPAA methodology, and tracked its progress using Compliancy Group’s compliance tracking software solution – The Guard.

“Maintaining the privacy of critical data is at the top of our priority list. We are a community-oriented company with sheer dedication toward everyone we serve. Needless to say, retaining your trust means everything. That’s exactly why we only use the industry’s leading technologies to guarantee data confidentiality, integrity, and availability,” said KrypticMED co-founder, Igor Adulyan.

After completing that process, which included a six-stage risk analysis and remediation process, Compliancy Group verified KrypticMED’s good faith effort toward HIPAA compliance and awarded the company the HIPAA Seal of Compliance. The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to current and future clients that KrypticMED is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of healthcare data.

“Being HIPAA Compliant helped us as a company better understand the importance of the security of our users’ information. We feel more comfortable moving forward with future business associates knowing that we are protected in the eyes of HIPAA,” said Adulyan. “Of course, this would not be possible without Compliancy Group. Our compliancy coach was there to help with any questions every step of the way, not to mention the fantastic features presented to us in The Guard. We highly recommend Compliancy Group for HIPAA compliance because of its affordability and excellent customer service.”

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