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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 required the United States Department of Health and
Human Services to develop standards for the maintenance and
transmission of health information associated with
individual patients.
HIPAA is difficult for most organizations to digest
and understand, let alone implement policies to be in
compliance. Furthermore, there are significant criminal,
civil, and financial penalties for non-compliance.
When working with Pinnacle
Outlook Services, feel secure in knowing that Pinnacle
Outlook Services is a HIPAA compliant and certified
vendor. More importantly, know that
our web-based system
ensures
that your medical
transcription process will be HIPAA compliant as
well.
Pinnacle Outlook Services
Assists with HIPAA Compliance
Privacy
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No more patient information lying around the office or
sitting on fax machines.
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Through
unique user IDs and passwords, patient information is
only accessed by appropriate users.
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With our
system, patient information can be immediately routed to
specified 3rd party agencies (i.e., insurance
companies, referring physicians) via a secure
connection.
Access & Accountability
– Access and changes to patient information must be
monitored.
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Our
system tracks and monitors every time a record is
viewed, edited, approved, and printed, and only allows
specified users access to the file.
Security –
128-bit encryption protects your data from hackers.
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Our
system employs a secure, 128-bit encrypted connection
required by HIPAA.
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Our
system uses the same technology used by the banking
(Citibank), credit card (American Express), and other
leading industries (Microsoft, Amazon.com).
Data Storage & Back-up
– Providers must ensure that patient records are not
altered or lost.
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Pinnacle
Outlook Services uses data warehouses and multiple
backup servers to store patient information for life,
ensuring that data integrity is maintained and properly
stored.
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Your
patient records are stored in our Chicago server, and
they never leave this location!
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