Healthcare IT Solutions
Blough Tech understands the complexities of healthcare IT. Software must be integrated for speed and reliability, doctors and administrators need network access at all times and HIPAA regulations and other government mandates are forcing you to automate. A stable, properly functioning computer network ensures your software functions properly, increases efficiency, lowers costs, shortens the billing cycle, and frees up your staff to concentrate on patient care.
Healthcare Compliance
Does HIPAA apply to you? Are you a medical provider? Do you service a medical provider and in the scope of your services, are you exposed to protected patient records? If you answered yes to either question, then HIPAA applies to you.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions, and requires establishment of national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions, and requires establishment of national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.
HITECH ACT
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 provides HHS with the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality, safety, and efficiency through the promotion of health IT, including electronic health records and private and secure electronic health information exchange.
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