The purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare while protecting the privacy and security of patient information. In addition to HIPAA, Federal privacy legislation will continue to impact each of the HIPAA standards adopted by Congress. Even so, there remains a growing concern regarding the privacy of health records and information.

DataFuzion upholds the position that data must be held to the highest standards of privacy and security. In support of this commitment, DataFuzion has taken the necessary steps to ensure that our products and facility exceed the regulations set forth by HIPAA legislation. DataFuzion has established solid security principles including:

• A commercial HIPAA-compliant data center

• Ongoing staff training

• Physical data transfer security using 128-bit SSL digital encryption

• Password driven access to the appropriate data

Under the proposed HIPAA guidelines, services provided by DataFuzion are considered part of your day-to-day business and an extension of your company’s operations. Our services are covered under the HIPAA Chain of Trust Agreement and Confidentiality Statement. Visit www.HIPAA.org for further information regarding HIPAA including a HIPAA Readiness Checklist