{"id":16156,"date":"2022-11-22T18:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcribeme.com\/?p=16156"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:15:16","slug":"hipaa-compliance-for-transcriptions-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcribeme.com\/blog\/hipaa-compliance-for-transcriptions-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"HIPAA Compliance for Transcriptions, What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Just about everyone has heard of HIPAA in one form or another. But what exactly is HIPAA compliance, and how does it relate to transcription companies and their services? To delve further into what requires <\/span>HIPAA Compliance<\/span><\/a>, we first need to clarify the difference between different categories of data and which ones fall under HIPAA requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data that pertains to the Healthcare field can take the form of medical practitioner\u2019s notes, patient interviews, medical research reports, case study summaries, drug trial subject interviews, medical conferences, etc, but not all of it necessarily requires <\/span>HIPAA compliance<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default” offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][image_with_animation image_url=”16159″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f7f7f7″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”16160″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”10px” box_shadow=”small_depth” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”15″][vc_column_text]\n

A Brief Overview of HIPAA Compliance<\/h3>\n

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as HIPAA, is a series of USA-based regulatory standards that outline the lawful use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI). This series of regulations have become a standard for many countries across the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This compliance is regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and enforced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the United States. The OCR\u2019s role in maintaining medical HIPAA compliance comes in the form of routine guidance on new issues affecting health care and in investigating common HIPAA violations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

HIPAA regulation identifies two types of organizations that <\/span>must<\/b> be HIPAA compliant:<\/span><\/p>\n