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The HIPAA Opportunity: Determining a Healthy Approach to Compliance

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• electronic data interchange,
• healthcare,
• compliance,
• hipaa

Overview The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has constructive goals - to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system while protecting the confidentiality of patient information. For healthcare organizations, however, implementing HIPAA is a monumental challenge. The scope of its impact, along with budget constraints, rapidly approaching deadlines, competing initiatives, and incomplete HIPAA requirements, will drive many healthcare organizations to take a minimalist approach to implementing HIPAA. Others will recognize HIPAA as an opportunity to improve their organization's business processes and information systems. What's more, if HIPAA is implemented with speed and an enterprise wide vision, healthcare organizations can yield maximum benefit from reduced costs and improved customer satisfaction. However, the deadlines for HIPAA compliance are fast approaching. It is imperative that organizations select the compliance strategy that best meets their business objectives, and move quickly through assessment and implementation. This paper provides a framework for making the right decisions about how to plan and manage a successful HIPAA compliance program.

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