An experienced medical transcription business professional, Ashok Bagdy currently serves as the Vice President of Outsourcing Services for Cameo Corporate Services Limited. Having previously worked for Copytalk, Ashok Bagdy ensured that the company’s medical transcription work was HIPAA compliant. Since its implementation in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has protected an individual’s health information through a set of requirements that dictate how the information can be used and disclosed. Designed to change as needed and as technology shifts the industry landscape, HIPAA has been expanded several times, notably through HITECH, which put additional protections on electronic information. Established as a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) also increased the penalties for violations, up to $1.5 million for repeated or uncorrected issues caused by willful neglect. The act also extended strict data breach notification requirements nationwide. For example, any breach involving more than 500 patients requires that the provider notify the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition to patient notification for a breach of any size. Finally, HITECH enforces the same requirements for any business associate of a health care facility that has access to protected health information.
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