Healthcare Compliance Consulting

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) ensures that EHRs, HMIS, and other health systems meet the necessary requirements of functionality, interoperability, and security. We guide healthcare organizations to achieve this certification. We also help in building Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems and other health IT solutions that facilitate the seamless exchange of health information across multiple source systems. Thus, fulfilling the certification criteria (interoperability) of ONC. The ONC’s policies, standards, programs, and initiatives are designed to support the U.S. healthcare system.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US-specific act. It is designed to protect and secure health-related information and to avoid any data breaches. Non- compliance with HIPAA regulations can take a toll on the company’s financials, with penalties ranging between $100 and $50,000 for each violation, depending on the nature of the faults. Our services are inclined towards ensuring your business operations align with HIPAA standards as well as helping you develop HIPAA-compliant apps that are secure and protect health information. Thus, helping you save these penalties.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is meant for European countries. It is important to meet this requirement for mobile applications dealing with patient data. The most crucial aspect of it is privacy protection. Thus, it is necessary to have informed consent for data processing, giving individuals more control over their personal information. We assist organizations in implementing data encryption, user access controls, audit trails, and secure data storage to help them avoid any legal penalties. With our subject matter expertise, we help organizations make necessary changes and provide ongoing support.

Health Level Seven (HL7) is an international standard that sets industry benchmarks for exchanging, integrating, sharing, and retrieving electronic health information. We help organizations seamlessly integrate their systems with EHR, PMS, CRM, HMIS, patient portals, etc. to ensure effective care coordination. We provide expertise in implementing various HL7 standards such as FHIR, HL7 V2.x, and CDA. This helps in optimizing your clinical workflows, making your system interoperable, and meeting necessary data exchange requirements.

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) was created to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) and the supporting technologies in the US (United States). We help companies develop software or help them meet required criteria such as protecting electronic health information, generating prescriptions electronically, implementing clinical decision support (CDS), care coordination, etc. Companies that intentionally neglected HITECH requirements face hefty fines, with penalties starting at $250,000 for first-time offenses and increasing to $1.5 million for repeated violations.

Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act (DISHA) pertains specifically to India. Its focus is to establish and oversee norms for the handling of digital health data, encompassing its collection, storage, transmission, and usage. We assist in preventing data breaches, encryption of patient records, etc. We provide comprehensive support in aligning your healthcare solutions with DISHA mandates. We even provide continuous compliance monitoring and support to ensure your operations remain within the legal framework.