By
Dave L Roberts
Submitted On January 24, 2011
The HIPAA laws have changed and overall, they've changed the ways
in which medical facilities are required to deal with the records that
they have on file for patients. Electronic patient records and medical
information must be securely stored in order to be kept for backup. This
means that it is imperative that you do very complex research on any
facility that you are considering trusting with your backup data. Arm
yourself with knowledge about what the laws are, as well as what
companies the prospective backup facility has worked with in order to
feel more confident in your decision for data monitoring and storage of
electronic medical records.
With more and more new laws in play which assure the privacy of medical records, selecting a backup facility for your electronic medical records is a tough decision. In most cases, the HIPAA laws affect nearly any information that could be used to divulge the person in question. Not only does the law require that medical information be private and secured, but the patients right to privacy of their information and our own desire to secure our medical information should come into play as well.
HIPAA legislation has had a profound effect on medical and healthcare facilities, but they are not alone in being affected by the legislation in question. The legislation affects data storage areas as well as backup data that is kept for necessary retrieval and any facility that may store that data for the medical facility in question.
Due to a portion of the legislation, specifically the Administrative Simplification portion, when dealing with any electronic file great care must be taken to assure that the information that it contains remains completely private and is relatively sure of security. It did in fact give consumers a sense of security, gave hospitals the need for better backup and paved a new path for offsite secure data storage which is HIPAA compliant.
Today more than ever before your medical facility, hospital, or physician's offices require an offsite backup storage venue for your data that is compliant with HIPAA regulations and can offer 100% secure, easily recoverable data to you in the event of need. Choose your off-site medical records data storage facility wisely and be sure that you check them out thoroughly to assure compliance to the HIPAA regulations
With more and more new laws in play which assure the privacy of medical records, selecting a backup facility for your electronic medical records is a tough decision. In most cases, the HIPAA laws affect nearly any information that could be used to divulge the person in question. Not only does the law require that medical information be private and secured, but the patients right to privacy of their information and our own desire to secure our medical information should come into play as well.
HIPAA legislation has had a profound effect on medical and healthcare facilities, but they are not alone in being affected by the legislation in question. The legislation affects data storage areas as well as backup data that is kept for necessary retrieval and any facility that may store that data for the medical facility in question.
Due to a portion of the legislation, specifically the Administrative Simplification portion, when dealing with any electronic file great care must be taken to assure that the information that it contains remains completely private and is relatively sure of security. It did in fact give consumers a sense of security, gave hospitals the need for better backup and paved a new path for offsite secure data storage which is HIPAA compliant.
Today more than ever before your medical facility, hospital, or physician's offices require an offsite backup storage venue for your data that is compliant with HIPAA regulations and can offer 100% secure, easily recoverable data to you in the event of need. Choose your off-site medical records data storage facility wisely and be sure that you check them out thoroughly to assure compliance to the HIPAA regulations
Dave Roberts is President of Radius180. He is an author and
recognized expert in the fields of Medical IT, Business It and Data
Disaster Recovery. Radius180 is the fastest growing, full service
Medical and Business IT Solutions company in the Philadelphia, Delaware
and South Jersey Tri-State area. For more information on how Radius180
can help your business with it's Medical or Business IT, data backup and
Medical Data Recovery plan solutions, contact Radius180 at http://www.Radius180.com
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