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When it comes to dealing with mandates of HIPAA for protecting the Privacy and Security
of patient information, the main thing most healthcare providers want to know now is:
Have I done enough? And, if not, what do I still need to do?
The Compliance Assessor, an online service from Touchstone Compliance, gives you the
answers. Here's how it works. After you or your designated
Privacy Officer log on, you'll be presented with a series of questions. These are based
on the same ones asked by auditors from the federal government when they come to evaluate
a practice's level of compliance or investigate reports of non-compliance.
When you've answered all the questions on the Compliance Assessor, clicking this last
button generates a report. This report scores every answer so you'll know exactly where
your office stands. It also gives you a prioritized list of specific issues that need to be addressed.
So you'll know what to do next. The Compliance Assessor identifies what you
need to do. And we have another online service that guides you in doing it. It's called the
Compliance Assistant. Through a question-and-answer format, it provides explanations, examples,
and templates to help you develop within your practice the policies and procedures compliance
demands. It puts the how-to's of HIPAA on your screen and at your fingertips.
And as an important plus, both of these Touchstone services the Compliance Assessor and the Compliance
Assistant produce documented proof that you've taken steps to address HIPAA in your practice.
So begin today to click your way to compliance and when the time comes, face those government
auditors with confidence.