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MedQuist , a provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, issued a statement outlining its readiness for extension of Health Information Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ).

MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, issued a statement outlining its readiness for the extension of Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security provisions in February 2010 to firms deemed "business associates" of healthcare providers, as well as the provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act addressing the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI). 

For the past several years, MedQuist has had standards and safeguards (Standards and Safeguards) in place to protect PHI for both domestic and offshore transcription work.   MedQuist has continuously reviewed and strengthened its Standards and Safeguards to ensure HIPAA compliance, and requires that its domestic and offshore transcriptionists adhere to the Standards and Safeguards.  These Standards and Safeguards distinguish the company from most other medical transcription providers, as highlighted by a recent survey by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society  ( HIMSS ) Analytics group, which suggested that at least one-third of healthcare business associates -- specifically citing service providers of medical transcription - are not aware of their need to meet strict new requirements. 

Transparency, state-of-the-art technology, and a set of strict Standards and Safeguards are the key principles driving MedQuist 's compliance with and adherence to the new accountabilities of the HITECH Act and those of a Business Associate now directly subject to HIPAA. 

Source: MedQuist

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