HIPAA/RMS(TM) Helps Healthcare Entities Prove Compliance and Avoid Costly Fines

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cornichon Healthcare Select, LLC, in collaboration with My Learning Advantage, Inc. and D&L Innovations, LLC, announces release of HIPAA/RMS(TM)--a proven online compliance platform for covered entities and business associates developed by nationally known HIPAA privacy and security experts to meet HIPAA and HITECH Act compliance specifications.

The federal government has increased HIPAA privacy and security enforcement through compliance audits and complaint investigations, and raised maximum fines per calendar year for a repeated single violation 60-fold to $1.5 million.

To avoid willful neglect privacy and security violations and mitigate potential reputational and financial losses, covered entities and business associates must ensure that:

• HIPAA safeguard policies and procedures are in effect.
• Workforce members comply with safeguard policies and procedures.
• Compliance can be demonstrated from written documentation.

Ed Jones, President of Cornichon, says, "Each CEO and governing board member of a covered entity and business associate must ask:

• Are we at risk for noncompliance with HIPAA privacy and security standards and HITECH Act breach detection and notification requirements?
• Are we prepared to face a HIPAA compliance audit or complaint investigation?
• Is our organization able to demonstrate defensible and convincing proof of compliance status at any point in time?"

HIPAA/RMS(TM) operates in a secure Web-based 24/7 accessible environment that lets your Privacy and Security Officials manage HIPAA documentation, which must be maintained for "6 years from the date of its creation or the date when it last was in effect, whichever is later." [45 CFR Sec. 164.105(c)(2)]

David Miller, President of D&L Innovations, says, "We have tailored HIPAA/RMS(TM) to make compliance achievable by providing customers with valuable reference, document management, and workflow tools -- including multiple input formats, index, search, and archive capabilities. HIPAA/RMS(TM) also provides business continuity even with workforce member turnover."

Jim Royston, CEO of My Learning Advantage, says, "Our hosted Compliance Management System has provided reliable compliance solutions to companies operating around the globe for over ten years. HIPAA/RMS(TM) is a dedicated healthcare version to meet challenges of the new HIPAA privacy and security enforcement efforts and compliance requirements. We designed HIPAA/RMS(TM) to make it easy for Privacy and Security Officials to achieve HIPAA privacy and security compliance goals."

HIPAA/RMS(TM) makes... Risk Manageable. Complexity Simple. Compliance Possible.

For more information, contact HIPAA/RMS(TM) at 800-406-0133, [email protected] or www.hipaarms.com.

SOURCE Cornichon Healthcare Select, LLC