HIPAA Policies and Procedures

Regulation and Compliance

HIPAA Policies and Procedures

HIPAA-Based Policies and Procedures

HIPAA requires specific policies, procedures, and implementation documentation for visible demonstrable evidence (VDE).  If your documentation is incomplete, inaccurate, or otherwise insufficient, chances are the practice, facility, or location will not comply either. So where to start….

Starting at $1875.00

Writing policies and procedures that are often dry and boring is a hard job. It’s even more difficult when they need to adhere to specific regulations, standards, and documentation requirements.HIPAA policies provide guidance, answer questions, solve ambiguities, detail best practices, and keep your workforce compliant. They should define standards for conduct and appropriate behavior.

According to the Navex Global 2016 Ethics and Compliance Policy Management Benchmark Report, between 2013–2016, 44% of organizations faced legal or external regulatory actions where a policy came under review as part of the action or defense. In that same report, the writers found that 47% of organizations say keeping policies current with changing regulations is their number one challenge. 

Well-written policies and procedures provide the following:

• Ensure Compliance: If your organization is regulated, policies and procedures provide one means of proof that you’ve considered and implemented controls on activities.
• Increase Accountability, Training, and Responsibility: Applied correctly, policies and procedures can provide a structure for continual improvement.
• Streamline Internal Processes: Ideally, the best processes should be captured, and these provide the most efficient path for day-to-day activities.
• Help Organizations Avoid Errors and Maneuvers Through Incidents and Problems: Good policies and procedures proactively anticipate problems and provide a structure for avoiding troubles or dealing with an immediate problem.

HIPAA policies for privacy guide employees on the proper uses and disclosures of PHI, while HIPAA procedures provide employees with specific actions they may take to use and disclose PHI appropriately. The HIPPA policies for security require specific documented activities written to guide the organization with their security governance and security plan. 

• What exactly needs to be included in a policy?
• How do you write a process procedure?

We take care of determining the best documentation needed for your organization so you don’t have to deal with the complexity of HIPAA and take time away from caring for your patients. 

Our Process Management Portal

Our easy-to-use Service Solution Packages include access to our custom Management portal that allows you to manage your employees, employee-related documents, and training at your fingertips. 

• Share and share your important organizational documents.
• Allows for electronic signatures.
• Access to customizable forms, policies, and procedures.
• Online training modules, such as employment, HIPAA, IPC, OSHA, and more.
• Customized Employee Onboarding and Orientation.*
• Customized Compliance Assessments, Review Calendar, and Documentation