Forte Analytics Is Now HIPAA Compliant!

We are excited to announce that Forte Analytics has achieved Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance this year. This milestone demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing the highest level of data privacy and security for our clients. By adhering to the stringent requirements of HIPAA, we ensure that all sensitive patient information and electronically protected health information (ePHI) are handled with the utmost protection.

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What is HIPAA?

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The HIPAA Security Rule is a federal regulation for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (PHI). HIPAA has three main pillars:

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• The HIPAA Privacy Rule, which governs the use and disclosure of PHI primarily by entities regulated under HIPAA (called “covered entities” and their “business associates”).
• The HIPAA Security Rule, which specifies safeguards for protecting the confidentiality of electronic PHI.
• The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires notification to HHS following the occurrence of a breach of unsecured protected health information.

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What Forte Verified for HIPAA Compliance

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Forte Analytics underwent a comprehensive audit process to ensure that our systems and processes met the strict security and privacy requirements set forth by the U.S. health care law.

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• Develop strong security administrative systems in line with HIPAA compliance rules.
• Secure all patients’ personal health information.
• Establish medical data breaches incident response protocols.
• Identify data security gaps and build a plan to address these gaps.
• Perform annual HIPAA risk assessments.
• Conduct HIPAA training for all employees.

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Ensuring the privacy and security of health-related information is essential for developing and maintaining programs that handle PHI, and compliance with HIPAA and other standards is a critical component of this process. Not only is complying with these laws a regulatory requirement, but it is also the right thing to do for our clients.

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