The pressure associated with HIPAA compliance is at an all time high in the Health Care industry. Fines and penalties imposed on organizations who fail to meet their regulatory obligations are significant. Failure to pass JACHO inspections results in major consequences.
RightProcess provides Health Care organizations with the necessary functionality to efficiently define, document, and communicate their policies and procedures. Real-time data and reports make it easy for management to see who has acknowledged the organization’s policies and procedures and who has not.
The following features are particularly applicable to a Health Care organization's ability to meet their regulatory obligations:
- Version Control
- Employee Sign Offs
- Testing
- Audit Trail
- Review Required
- Contributions
- Approvals
- Sign Off Status by Document
- Sign Off Status by Individual
- Sign Off Status by Organization
- Point in Time Reporting
Click here to see a complete list of the RightProcess features and functionality.
HIPAA calls for criminal penalties as well as fines for wrongful disclosure of individual health information (e.g., selling, transferring, or using data for commercial advantage or personal gain). Fines for non-compliance with the requirements are $100 per violation to a maximum of $25,000 per requirement per year. Wrongful disclosure of Health Information ranges from simple disclosure fines of $50,000 and/or one year in prison, up to $250,000 with criminal penalties as severe as imprisonment for up to ten years for disclosures with intent to sell or use protected health care information. Perhaps, however, the greatest threat might be the refusal of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to approve any payment requests made by a non-compliant or negligent organization.
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