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US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

What is it?

The Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions of the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in the U.S. health care system. The standards address the security and privacy of healthcare data and the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

What's the risk?

  • Financial penalties for violating HIPAA rules came into force in 2006.
  • From September 2009, a data breach involving the health information of more than 500 people is required to be reported promptly to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), major media outlets and each individual affected by the breach.
  • Breaches affecting fewer than 500 people must be reported annually to the HHS secretary and the individuals.
  • The data breach notification rules apply not only to health care providers, health plans and other HIPAA-covered entities, but also to business associates of covered entities that handle personal health information. In addition, the names of the institutions with large breaches will be posted on an HHS website.

How can Boldon James help?

Boldon James Information Classification products support compliance with the HIPAA by allowing users to identify key data & make decisions about how it is stored and transmitted, which may form a ‘reasonable measures' defence to the legal charge of HIPAA contravention.

  • Users can identify PII enhancing data loss prevention, invoking encryption or rights management protection where required - all the user has to do is select the correct label and identify what classification should apply to the information contained in the email or document.
  • Labelling or protectively marking clearly identifies PII which requires special handling.
  • Visual labels are automatically applied to email and documents which helps educate users about the sensitivity of information & ensures adherence to policy.
  • Users are alerted when personal data is leaving the organisation to warn or prevent the user from sending messages that contains personal information.

More Information

For more information, download our Whitepaper : 'Information Classification - Delivering Security and Business Value'.

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