JA Brown Consultants are Certified for education and Audit Compliance reviews. HIPAA Self Assessments are required to be completed yearly by an independent auditor. If you need assistance with any HIPAA Services, please feel free to call us at (914) 698-1040 or email us at jimbrown@jabrownconsultants.com

We can help you in the following:

• Perform Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA’s) Self-Compliance Audits, Risk Assessments and Education: assist by taking an outsiders view of your practice and make any recommendations that may be overlooked by your employees, IT contractors and consultants.
• HIPAA requires policies and procedures to be followed and documented. I review that documentation, and if omitted, will help insert or replace it.
• Perform education classes for the employees to certify or recertify their education requirements. In-house classes are to be held when required or requested.
• Perform IT audit for HIPAA regulations.
• The HIPAA’s Security Regulation requires all health care practices, pharmaceutical, Dental, and all businesses dealing with Protected Health Information (PHI) to meet administrative, physical, and technical standards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of their electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). The Regulation is in large part intended to prevent computer hacking, identity theft-related crime, and similar issues posed by the use of electronic information technology in health care practices and to create a general “culture of security” in those practices.
• Many of the measures, required under the Regulation, are common sense steps that many practices are already taking to protect their electronic records and computer equipment. In many cases, compliance with the Regulation will simply mean recognizing and documenting that the proper steps are being taken.

I was asked to help a few surgical centers become HIPAA Compliant. I studied the HIPAA Laws, took courses and started helping more centers. After retiring from IBM, where I had worked in the Security and Legal Department, I enjoy helping others perform their job without getting bogged down in bureaucratic protocol and having to study the HIPAA Rulings. I feel we can assist your team become more HIPAA compliant while you can spend the time on doing what you do best. Give us a call, we will gladly help. (914) 698-1040