HIPAA Compliance Standards

The Privacy Rule

• Right to Access: Patients have the legal right to inspect and obtain a copy of their health records and billing information.
• Minimum Necessary Requirement: Our staff and doctors only access the specific data required to complete a medical task, nothing more.
• Authorized Disclosure: No Protected Health Information (PHI) is shared with employers or marketers without explicit, written patient consent.

The Security Rule

• Administrative Safeguards: We conduct regular risk assessments and staff training to prevent human error in data handling.
• Physical Safeguards: Access to our server facilities and data terminals is restricted to authorized personnel with biometric/card-key entry.
• Technical Safeguards: Implementation of automatic log-offs, unique user IDs, and audit logs to track every time a medical file is viewed.

The Breach Notification Rule

• Immediate Response: In the highly unlikely event of a data compromise, we are legally mandated to notify affected patients within 60 days.
• Regulatory Reporting: All incidents are reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure full transparency.

The Omnibus Rule

• Business Associate Agreements: We ensure our diagnostic labs and cloud providers sign BAA contracts, holding them to the same strict HIPAA standards as localdoctor.in.
• Expanded Liability: Enhanced protection that covers digital health records and genetic information under the privacy umbrella.