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MCPartners Inc.
HIPAA Compliance Programs
 Innovative thinking, commitment, and vision are transforming the healthcare industry in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Much of it has been spurred on by recent advancements in information technology. More has been driven by market and regulatory forces. You will always be pressed to provide greater value to patients, employees, shareholders, and the community. MCPartners Inc. can help. At MCPartners Inc. we furnish Information Technology, Compliance, Management, and Business Advisory Services to healthcare organizations throughout America. All told, our teams bring more than 300 years of experience to each of our clients. For more than twenty years we have been regarded as a trusted advisor to organizations such as Century Healthcare, Columbia Healthcare, Horizon Health Corporation, HCA, Ramsay Health Care, Tenet and many other national, regional and local healthcare organizations.
Today's technology decisions impact far more than just back-office processes and procedures. These investments can often be quite significant and have sweeping ramifications. Without question, these decisions directly impact the quality of patient care, your bottom-line, and whether or not you satisfy the standards necessary for compliance and accreditation. Our wide range of proven knowledge management products and consulting services improve information security and availability and build a platform for business process efficiency. We help clients enjoy substantial hard-dollar savings and improved productivity quickly through fast-track rapid deployment programs. Customers attribute our efficiency to the fact that most of our team members have served in management positions for healthcare systems or managed care organizations.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Most healthcare professionals are justifiably skeptical of any vendor who boasts of being HIPAA compliant. We agree with this completely reasonable position because many HIPAA rules are not yet final. Achieving HIPAA compliance requires a precise, coordinated effort on the part of many players including the healthcare institution, its vendors, and its business MCPartners Inc.. Just exactly how payors, providers, and health plans address the evolving requirements of HIPAA will remain a most pressing concern in the years ahead.
There is no silver bullet. The various guidelines are not one-time projects to be implemented --- they are clearly ongoing responsibilities and need to be incorporated into corporate culture and business processes. MCPartners Inc. encourages a proactive approach to compliance so there is ample opportunity to plan and systematically introduce all the required changes. We provide HIPAA consulting services to address each of the act's major components: Privacy, Security, Transactions-Code Sets-Identifiers, and Portability. Our market share gives us the insight and good judgment to know what it takes to succeed. We can show you how to do it, or do it for you, because we DO these things everyday. On-time, on-budget, and with the unparalleled professionalism that clients nationwide have come to expect.
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HIPAA SERVICES
MCPartners Inc. healthcare management professionals can assist you in evaluating your compliance status. Guided by our comprehensive array of compliance tools and services, the process begins with a thorough review of your current operations and processes. The result is the information you need to facilitate a focused, streamlined HIPAA compliance effort. We help you identify:
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the significant changes required of your organization to achieve compliance
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requisite changes to infrastructure and administration needed for compliance
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when major operational and information system changes are warranted
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the necessary resources and the level of effort needed to implement changes
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effective methods for monitoring the progress of required changes
1. HIPAA Assessment - Gap Analysis
Our diagnostic assets and Gap Analysis methodologies generate comprehensive measurements of your current situation, compliance deficiencies, and areas of exposure. These customized services identify vulnerabilities and produce a range of deliverables including:
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a determination of HIPAA impact within your organization
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an inventory of effected business processes, documentation, policies, and transactions
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a model development for priority business processes
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a HIPAA transaction impact matrix
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an evaluation of HIPAA education needs
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a comprehensive project plan that defines scope, strategy, tactics, timeline, and necessary resources
2. HIPAA Awareness Education and Training
MCPartners Inc. can help you promote effective compliance with education and training services designed to build organizational awareness of HIPAA. Components of our HIPAA education and training curriculum include:
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HIPAA education materials from executive overviews to detailed guidelines for Security and Privacy Standards
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custom-tailored, facilitator-led sessions to secure employee buy-in
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training sessions on executive strategy and decision making
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department manager and staff level awareness sessions
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follow-up education regarding specific implementation decisions
3. HIPAA Program Planning and Management
By establishing the essential structure and core philosophies that guide the direction and oversight of HIPAA efforts, MCPartners Inc. can help you plan and manage the various issues affecting compliance with:
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the creation of a HIPAA compliant process model
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options for implementing portability processes
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an alternative options analysis
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a risk assessment and complexity matrix for options
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vendor-application-technical assessment, selection, or design
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cost estimates, timelines, and resource evaluations
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status briefings and final recommendation presentations
4. HIPAA Implementation and Remediation
HIPAA represents far more than a series of government regulations that must be satisfied; it is the catalyst compelling healthcare to embrace advanced knowledge management technologies. Our proficiency in the secure exchange of online information, highly available computing systems, disaster recovery and our network of veteran healthcare management experts makes us uniquely qualified to direct:
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change management and business process improvement
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the planning and implementation of vital initiatives
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efforts to streamline electronic transactions and increase the portability of medical records
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the remediation of code sets, identifiers, and systems
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enterprise-wide policy and procedure development
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reporting and metrics development
5. Post Implementation Monitoring
The advanced technologies essential to any compliance effort can improve patient care, data security, employee productivity, and advance your position as an industry leader. We can analyze your current HIPAA initiatives and implementation strategy and show you how to maximize operational efficiencies and bottom-line savings. MCPartners Inc. consultants have hands-on experience in:
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facilitating and monitoring compliance
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identifying cost savings opportunities
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business process reengineering and best practices
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knowledge management design and implementation
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the development and oversight of quality improvement
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