Health Insurance Portability
and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
HIPAA Compliance Considerations
Healthcare organizations face both opportunities and challenges from today's complex, interconnected environment in which electronic information is collected and exchanged at an ever-increasing rate. While electronic information exchange has the potential to deliver profound benefits, it also increases the exposure of sensitive information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security standards are designed to ensure that healthcare organizations maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive patient information. In responding to HIPAA requirements, healthcare organizations seek solutions that are ongoing and repeatable and which are addressing multiple HIPAA requirements and reduce integration challenges.
Healthcare organizations that are not fully compliant with HIPAA are working to become so as soon as possible. Building a solid foundation for security is not just a matter of reducing the risk of noncompliance, it is about good business practices—protecting and enhancing operational efficiencies, delivery of care, and the trust of patients and business partners. Through an integrated array of solutions that address key HIPAA requirements, Check Point provides a comprehensive means for building your security base. Healthcare organizations can use Check Point solutions to attain a clean bill of health—in compliance and in business.