ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The HITECH Act is a
law that requires healthcare organizations to convert medical
records into electronic files and protecting this online data is at
the forefront of many leading managed hosting providers. INetU (www.inetu.net) president Dev
Chanchani, a thought-leader in HIPAA and HITECH compliance, has
been asked to address these concerns at the 2011 HostingCon
conference and tradeshow during a speaking session on Wednesday,
August 10.
“The HITECH Act has shifted some of the accountability of
keeping electronic healthcare records secure to hosting providers,
who are now responsible for more control, auditing and reporting,”
said Chanchani. “Hosting providers must study the complexities of
HIPAA and HITECH, and make swift and appropriate steps to offer
compliant-capable solutions for their clients.”
According to Chanchani, if hosting providers don’t take the time
to fully understand their clients’ HIPAA systems and work out a
mutual agreement on how to create a transparent audit and oversight
system that extends into data hosting space, they could put
themselves at risk for severe penalties. In the end it’s all about
risk management – HIPAA / HITECH enforcement are funded and
actively pursuing violators.
Detailed information about HostingCon, the premier conference
and tradeshow for companies providing website hosting, hosted
messaging and software as a service, can be found at www.hostingcon.com.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule creates national standards to protect
individuals’ medical records and other personal health information
and the HITECH Act promotes the adoption and meaningful use of
health information technology. To learn more about the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
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