An EMR contains the standard medical and clinical data gathered in one provider’s office. EHRs go beyond the data collected in the provider’s office and include a more comprehensive patient history.
EHRs place accurate and complete information about patients’ health and medical history at providers’ fingertips.
Electronic health record (EHR) systems can decrease the fragmentation of care by improving care coordination.
A security risk analysis is an assessment of your practice’s administrative, technical, and physical safeguards as they pertain to the protection of patient information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect medical records and personal health information (PHI).
As Core requirement for meaningful use, a security risk analysis MUST be conducted prior to or during your meaningful use reporting period in order to satisfy this objective. Specifically, the measure states that practices must “conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements under 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1) and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of its risk management process.” Failure to provide documentation of this analysis exposes providers to fines, lawsuits and loss of incentive funding. Furthermore, a security risk analysis is also an important requirement if audited by the OCR or HHS.
EMRIS follows a formal process following the guidelines published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and provide you with the documentation and policies your practice needs to comply with the requirements of meaningful use Core objectives. Furthermore, we offer recommendations and an action plan to remedy any deficiencies identified in the analysis to ensure your patient information is adequately safeguarded.