Compliance
Healthcare DPS gives healthcare providers confidence in knowing that critical information is protected, securely archived for as long as necessary, yet quickly accessible if and when needed. Healthcare DPS resolves the compliance related problems faced by healthcare professionals and institutions.
General compliance objectives are:
- Ensure integrity and confidentiality of information.
- Protect the health information of all individuals.
- Protect against anticipated threats to the security of information, and unauthorized users.
- Implement administrative simplifications.
- Reduce health care fraud and abuse.
The following regulations impose specific guidelines which Healthcare DPS follows to provide solutions to providers.
HIPAA
Backup and recovery has been made more challenging by the increasingly rigorous guidelines regarding data confidentiality, accessibility and retention. However, Healthcare DPS understands the challenges associated with HIPAA and can ensure that your critical information is accordingly secure yet accessible.
- 24 Hour access to your data.
- Secure, fully encrypted data transmission.
- Fully automated backups.
- Storage of multiple versions of selected files.
- Customizable data retention policy.
Speak to a Healthcare DPS compliance specialist for information on our services.
Visit the US Health and Human Services website for more information on HIPAA.
JACHO
The mission of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is committed to continuous accreditation on laboratories to meet compliance regulations. Laboratories are called to monitor their performance on a year-round basis. Hospitals are also responsible for proper accessibility to information for medical staff.
- Safety documentation - JACHO safety regulations require that key elements of information or collected data are maintained properly and available for review.
- Information management and emphasis is placed on medical records during annual accreditation reviews.
Speak to a Healthcare DPS compliance specialist for information on our services.
Visit the Joint Commission website for more information on JACHO.
CAP
The College of American Pathologists is designed with the goal of improvement of the laboratory facility. It is up to the laboratory to provide evidence that essential training requirements are met.
- Important Documentation of all safety compliance measures need to be maintained and preserved for continuous accreditation
Speak to a Healthcare DPS compliance specialist for information on our services.
Visit the College of American Pathologists website for more information on CAP.
CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversees how health insurance plans market and sell Medicare Advantage (MA) coverage to seniors. CMS requires health plan providers to:
- Incorporate fraud, waste and abuse prevention measures into their compliance plan.
- Mandatory use, collection, encoding and transmission of OASIS data for all Medicare/Medicaid patients receiving services.
Speak to a Healthcare DPS compliance specialist for information on our services.
Visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website for more information on CMS.
