 Unify Records Systems and Simplify Compliance
Approximately 545,000 businesses make up the healthcare
industry, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Healthcare
providers are largely driven by national initiatives for electronic
medical record adoption and federal laws concerning the security and
privacy of protected health information. Any business with access to
medical records must comply with patient security and privacy laws.
The Healthcare Market
| A Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS) survey, says implementing an electronic medical
record system and redesigning processes and workflows are among the
top four IT priorities for healthcare providers. In fact, electronic
record systems are considered the most essential of all IT
applications. |
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and
President Bush’s Health Information Technology agenda are two key issues
for the healthcare industry. These initiatives require healthcare
providers to convert to electronic information systems and adopt
secure, effective information management
practices that protect patient privacy. Digitech Systems provides
affordable, easy-to-use Enterprise Content Management (ECM) that assists
healthcare providers with:
- Converting to electronic information systems to boost
productivity.
- Adopting secure information management practices to simplify
information security.
- Protecting patient privacy to build patient confidence and trust.
Electronic Information Systems Boost Productivity
| Although the compliance deadline passed in April
2005, only 55% of healthcare providers said they have implemented
HIPAA security standards, according to HIMSS and Phoenix Health
Systems. |
Document accuracy, timely records retrieval, secure information
distribution and disclosures are crucial to a provider’s HIPAA
compliance and operational efficiency. Managing information with
PaperVision® Enterprise or
ImageSiloSM
ECM product suites aid providers in responding to information requests
quickly, ensuring secure disclosure processes, improving patient and
employee services and reducing errors.
- A centralized records system manages information for an unlimited
number of departments and users.
- Automated document routing accelerates
healthcare practices and improves efficiency.
- Email management captures and
organizes messages for faster search and retrieval.
- Point-and-click integration connects the ECM system to existing
medical records software for ease of use.
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“The implementation of ImageSilo has
streamlined our record keeping processes while allowing us to
maintain full compliance with HIPAA regulations. We have access to
everything we need, when we need it and we are saving money.”
- John Frantz,
Reimbursement,Contracting and Patient Business Office Manager,
National Jewish Medical Center |
Information Security is Simple with ECM
HIPAA and the demand for protected health information have amplified
the importance of records security from an administrative need to an
executive-level business priority. IT investments focus on ECM systems
to implement information access controls, data protection measures and
system monitoring capabilities. Digitech Systems’
ECM software provides multiple levels of information protection that
simplify security and compliance.
- Multiple security configurations control user information access
and system abilities.
- Extensive audit trails track document history, system activity and
information disclosures.
- Controlled information disclosures enforce compliance procedures.
- Data encryption can occur both when stored and during transmission
to protect information at virtually every stage
Key Features
- Capture, store, index and
retrieve information electronically for improved accuracy and
efficiency.
- Multiple levels of security
protect information from unauthorized access, theft and disaster.
- Extensive audit trails log
disclosures and provide documented evidence of compliance.
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Privacy Protection Builds Patient Confidence and Trust
Patient information privacy is the primary goal of HIPAA. Providers
understand that technology is key to HIPAA compliance and building
patient trust. PaperVision Enterprise and ImageSilo help providers
maintain secure, private records.
- Five levels of security—user, group,
document, function and project—control and monitor employee access to
ensure patient privacy.
- Disclosure controls ensure employees share records only with
pre-approved recipients.
- Document history and user action reports detail system activity
and enhance accountability.
- Redaction restricts the viewing or disclosing of sensitive
information within a document and maintains patient confidentiality
even if a document is shared.
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