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Interactive HIPAA FAQ

How does your program compare to the others I see advertised?

I am not a doctor's office; will this program work for me?

How can I be sure I am HIPAA compliant when I am done?

HIPAA will go through a lot of changes; will you keep me up-to date?

 

How does your program compare to the others I see advertised?


1. Our Interactive HIPAA compliance software is fast and easy to use! With our program, you can create customized HIPAA manuals in just 4-6 hours. Our software is completely interactive when your staff works with the program. Many of the HIPAA regulations are mandatory implementation requirements, yet still need to apply to your individual facility. During the "interaction" process, each element of the required procedures is customized by what you or your staff decides is your office's "best procedure." We have had the opportunity to review 11 different programs, and the most obvious difference is that our competitors' programs are not interactive, and they generally provide you with "boiler plate" manuals that may not make you HIPAA compliant. Our completed manual is approximately 52 pages long and includes 44 forms to turn the law into a procedure.


2. Our software program package gives you ALL the tools you need to make the HIPAA Compliance process easy. We provide you with a "E-Z REFERENCE GUIDE" to make day-to-day work easy for your staff. Essentially, this guide breaks the manual and law down into daily functions. For example, the first section of the "QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE" summarizes which forms and procedures apply to a new or established patient, and serves as an easy way for your staff to get the job done. This "E-Z REFERENCE GUIDE" prints out from the program and can be immediately utilized by your staff. The competition cannot do this as efficiently as we can.


3. With every policy or procedure, there is an explanation of the law and a button that allows you to actually view the applicable law for that section. In fact, our program contains a completely hyperlinked (proprietary) copy of the law which you or your staff can use to reference or print out. The competition does not give you any of the law or a way for you to verify what you are actually doing; they assume that you do not need it. Even those that do provide you with a copy of the law do not make it easy to read or understand the way that our program does. Let's face it; if you can't read and understand the law, you can't apply it.


4. The HIPAA law contains a lot of new terminology. Our program gives you a complete "GLOSSARY OF TERMS" used in the HIPAA regulations. Most of the competition does not provide this information; they assume you do not need it.


5. Our program contains more than 40 different forms that can be used under the new HIPAA regulations, including the required forms. There is a menu of all of these forms that allows you to print any or all forms any time you need them! They will print out completely customized with your practice data, and you can actually fill the blanks out on the computer and print them out, ready for signatures. The competition's forms are not directed at turning this law into a procedure. With the proper forms, your facility can comply with HIPAA regulations in the normal course of doing business, instead of stopping and looking up what is required each time.


6. We provide you with two manuals for the implementation process of HIPAA: a Policy and Procedure manual and an Administrative Compliance manual (the second is an exclusive feature of the H.J. Ross Company Interactive HIPAA Program). The Administrative Compliance manual is for all of your office's required documentation as required by the HIPAA law. There are 19 forms that can be used with this manual to assist you in staying compliant with this law. Most of the competition does not provide you with any manuals or manual sections. The Administrative Compliance manual is unique to our approach, and helps you turn the law into a procedure.


7. We hope you choose our program for your HIPAA compliance needs. We take the approach that this is not a law, but a procedure. It's just one more thing that needs to become a part of your everyday tasks, not a giant nightmare of laws and regulations. Our program makes it easy for your staff to start doing it right, now!

 

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I am not a doctor's office. Will this program work for me?


The Interactive HIPAA Program was not written specifically for a doctor's office. The program is ideal for doctor's offices and medical facilities, but it is not "facility specific." We have sold thousands of copies to doctor's offices, diagnostic centers, ambulance services, EMS services, home health-care groups, nursing home operations, pharmacies, DMEs, state and local agencies, and even fire and police departments.


The HIPAA Privacy regulation that became effective April 14 of this year applies to all covered entities. The only difference is what is unique to your operations and how you will ensure protection of patient health information and comply with the new patient rights under the HIPAA law. All facilities will be required to provide patients with specific rights relating to their Protected Health Information. The Interactive HIPAA Program will work with any facility that needs to meet the Privacy regulations.

 

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How can I be sure I am HIPAA compliant when I am done?

The HIPAA privacy regulation is very clear as to what constitutes compliance and what does not. The regulation contains "core elements," "required elements," and "implementation requirements." An important part of the Interactive HIPAA software package is our "Compliance Verification Report." It lists all of these important items and explains where they are located in your completed manuals! This report makes it easy for you or your legal counsel to "verify" that you have complied with each of these items.


As you work in the Interactive HIPAA program, and you attempt to modify or delete a "required element," the exclusive "Compliance Guard" screen pops up. This screen is a warning that you are about to work on a "required element" , so counsel before making any final decisions regarding HIPAA compliance.

 

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HIPAA will go through a lot of changes; will you keep me up-to date?


Your purchase of the Interactive HIPAA program includes free updates for one full year! We anticipate this to be one of the most important aspects of our product. As one of the largest and oldest management consulting firms in the industry, we will constantly check for changes to the laws, as well as track the "best practices" ideas that come from the multitude of entities involved with HIPAA implementation. The Interactive HIPAA program is designed to receive updates! When you receive an update, the program automatically brings up an update screen, where you can work on the changes and additions to your Procedures manuals.

 

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