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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
| How ITIQ Enables Clients to Comply with HIPAA |
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ITIQ Service |
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Electronic personal health information (ePHI) must be protected against any reasonably anticipated threats or hazards. |
The data is housed in two separate Tier One data centers. Both the primary center and the secondary remote center are heavily secured.
Redundant fail-safe systems protect the data in every step of the backup and storage process. |
| Access to ePHI must be protected against any reasonably anticipated uses or disclosures that are not permitted or required by the Privacy Rule. |
The data is encrypted before transmission and is always maintained in encrypted state.
Access is restricted by password authentication. |
| Maintenance of record of access authorizations |
Access to data is date and time-stamped by user, providing a clear audit trail. |
| If the data is processed through a third party, entities are required to enter into a chain of trust partner agreement |
ITIQ enters into a Business Associate Agreement with client, in which the parties agree to electronically exchange data and to protect the transmitted data. |
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