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Encryption and Security. HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA, also known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a 1996 law that dictates how documents containing patient healthcare information should be transmitted. For healthcare professionals and others who often handle sensitive healthcare information, compliance with HIPAA guidelines is a crucial part of their work, especially as more and more healthcare information becomes stored and transmitted electronically. To Enable HIPAA Compliance on pdfFiller, navigate to My Account and choose SETTINGS.

Select Settings and click More Details in the Authentication and Access Security section.

Move the HIPAA Compliance toggle. pdfFiller distinguishes itself from many other document management services by offering a HIPAA compliance option to all of its Business plan customers. Through stringent encryption standards as well as safety and reporting protocols, pdfFiller has made sure that its services meet all HIPAA standards regarding the storage and transmission of healthcare information. Businesses can use features like pdfFiller’s online editor, SendToSign and Fax with healthcare documents without worrying about document compliance or security.

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Stage 2 Meaningful Use raises the bar on the conditions that have to be fulfilled in terms of HIPAA compliance and medical records security . In order to qualify for Medicare and/or Electronic Health Record EHR incentive payments, eligible healthcare organizations must now meet a new range of demands . Medical professionals can record patient data on their mobile devices, print off an electronic record of a medical record from an integrated EHR and use secure texting to share documents, images and videos containing ePHI .

The use of electronic Protected Health Information ePHI requires strict compliance with HIPAA standards and regulations . Companies that work closely with medical records such as law offices and insurance companies need to be especially aware of how they handle sensitive information . The penalty for breaching HIPAA regulations can range from fines to criminal charges .

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