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HIPAA Regulation: The Challenge of Integrating Compliance and Patient Care

While the complexities of compliance—and the penalties for breaches— are daunting, the true challenge of HIPAA regulations for healthcare organizations is to integrate security compliance into their overall goals of providing high-quality individual patient care and improving population health management. Secure communication is mandatory and vital for patient confidentiality, but it is not intended to be a barrier to high-quality, efficient care.

In fact, HIPAA regulations are intended to mesh with and provide a foundation for the kind of proper, efficient exchange of information that grounds new models of collaborative care. HIPAA’s core mandate is threefold: confidentiality, integrity and availability. Getting HIPAA compliance right means greater communication and, ultimately, a positive impact on patient care.

Download this free whitepaperto learn how healthcare organizations can overcome the challenges presented by HIPAA’s “technology neutral” structure, simplify their risk-management strategy, and streamline secure communication across the care team––all while improving patient care.