Medical Document Shredding in Houston
Protecting private, sensitive data is necessary for any healthcare facility. Shred Pro Services’ document shredding in Houston, Texas can help you securely destroy documents and other media on site. From paper shredding in Katy to X-ray destruction in Conroe, Shred Pro helps medical facilities throughout the Greater Houston Area meet privacy rules.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Among other things, Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, imposes standards that are meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in the US health care system.
Health-related Businesses
A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals' health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public's health and well being. The Rule strikes a balance that permits important uses of information, while protecting the privacy of people who seek care and healing. Given that the health care marketplace is diverse, the Rule is designed to be flexible and comprehensive to cover the variety of uses and disclosures that need to be addressed.
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