CTI Technology, an Elgin, IL-based managed IT service provider, has demonstrated compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA methodology and compliance tracking solution, The Guard.

Any company that provides a product or service to healthcare organizations that requires access to systems containing protected health information (PHI) is classed as a HIPAA business associate. Following the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, all business associates of HIPAA-covered entities must comply with HIPAA Rules or face stiff financial penalties for noncompliance.

CTI Technology believes compliance with HIPAA Rules is essential for protecting patient privacy, improving data security, and reducing fraudulent activity. The company educates its clients on the measures required to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule and how, through compliance, cyberattacks can be thwarted and regulatory fines avoided.

CTI Technology has recently completed Compliancy Group’s 6-stage risk analysis and remediation program and has demonstrated compliance with the regulatory standards of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and HITECH Act.

After completing the program and demonstrating HIPAA compliance, the company was awarded Compliancy Group’s “HIPAA Seal of Compliance”. CTI Technology is one of the only tech companies in the North-western region of Chicago to ensure that all employees have received the required training and are fully aware of their responsibilities under HIPAA and the importance of the privacy and security standards and implementation specifications of HIPAA.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance helps CTI Technology differentiate its services from its competitors and demonstrate to prospective healthcare clients that the company is fully complaint with HIPAA regulations.

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The Wichita, KS-based IT service provider, Choose Networks, has achieved HIPAA compliance with Compliancy Group.

Choose Networks was established in 2001 to provide small to medium sized businesses with enterprise-grade IT support. The company now employs over 35 people and provides IT support services to a wide range of companies, including many in the healthcare industry.

As an IT service provider, Choose Networks requires access to systems containing protected health information. As such, the company is considered a HIPAA business associate and is required to comply with HIPAA Rules.

In order to ensure that all requirements of HIPAA have been met and to demonstrate the company follows the same policies, procedures, and administrative practices as its healthcare clients, Choose Networks partnered with Compliancy Group and completed its 6-Stage HIPAA risk analysis and remediation process.

“Choose Networks delivers an excellent customer experience, and this doesn’t stop with technical guidance and support. It is paramount to do everything it takes to protect our customers,” said Lindsay Smith, Vigilance Coordinator at Choose Networks. “For this reason, we requested assistance from Compliancy Group to audit our business to ensure we understand and are upholding HIPAA compliancy regulations.”

Using Compliancy Group’s proprietary HIPAA methodology and its compliance software, The Guard, Choose Networks demonstrated compliance with all aspects of HIPAA Rules and has been awarded Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The Seal of Compliance confirms Choose Networks has met its requirements and has implemented an ongoing program to ensure continued compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification Rules and the HITECH Act.

The company is using Compliancy Group’s Seal of Compliance to differentiate its services from the competition and demonstrate to prospective clients that the company is fully committed to HIPAA compliance.

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The NY-based healthcare technology company Qmetis has successfully completed Compliancy Group’s 6-State HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process and has been confirmed as being in compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules for HIPAA business associates.

Qmetis develops web-based interactive quality assessment and quality assurance decision-support tools for healthcare professionals. The tools help hospitals and medical centers, and physician’s offices consistently deliver evidence-based care to patients. The tools are used in real-time at a patient’s bedside and support treatment decisions. Healthcare organizations that have adopted the tools have been able to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

The tools developed by Qmetis interact with patient health information, so the company is considered a business associate under HIPAA and is required to comply with HIPAA Rules.

The company had already developed a HIPAA compliance program, but as part of its continuing commitment to compliance, the company partnered with the Compliancy Group and used The Guard software to complete it’s 6-stage Risk Analysis and remediation process.

Assisted by Compliancy Group’s HIPAA compliance coaches, Qmetis was guided through the compliance process by Compliancy Group’s proprietary software – The Guard. The software and the implementation plan have been vetted against the letter of the law and have been confirmed as meeting federal NIST requirements.

Completion of the implementation plan has confirmed that Qmetis is in compliance with HITECH Act requirements and all business associate provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Omnibus, and Breach Notification Rules.

Successful completion of the implementation plan and the good faith efforts of Qmetis to comply with federal regulations has seen the company issued with Compliancy Group’s HIPAA Seal of Compliance.

The HIPAA Seal of Compliance demonstrates to healthcare organizations that a company is committed to meeting and exceeding federal standards for privacy and security and confirms the company takes its compliance obligations seriously and is committed to protecting the privacy of its clients’ data.

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