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HIPAA RECORDS STORAGE GUIDELINES

The major thrusts of the HIPAA guidelines are:

- to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance,
- to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance
- to improve access to long-term care services and coverage while simplifying the administration of healthcare services.

FileVault works with many leading healthcare organizations in the Charlotte, NC, region to help ensure compliance under HIPAA guidelines and to protect their patients’ rights on a daily basis.

For example, HIPAA guidelines require that all records be stored in a secure environment with limited access. For day-to-day records, a locked filing cabinet will satisfy HIPPA guidelines. However, space at most healthcare facilities is limited and is optimally used to help treat patients - not to create additional records storage space. FileVault helps by removing patient records to a secure archive and retrieving them on demand for its clients, reducing both overhead and time spent looking for records, and improving overall efficiency. FileVault employs strict security protocols to determine who has access to these medical records. 

HIPAA guidelines require healthcare organizations to back up and archive data and retain copies of electronic data offsite. FileVault's Offsite Data Protection services help healthcare organizations to comply with these HIPAA guidelines through secure media rotation programs or electronic backup and (evaulting) archiving solutions. Our clients understand the value proposition: FileVault's services are secure, efficient, and compliant.

For More information about HIPAA rules, please review these links below:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/
http://www.hipaa.org/