Any good New Jersey Shredding Service should know all about HIPAA and how it applies to their profession. The reason they should know about it is because there is a very good chance that a large portion of their work comes to them through medical offices which are hiring them because of the regulations imposed on them by HIPAA.
HIPAA stands for the health insurance portability and accountability act. This is a law which is meant to protect the private information which many patients are forced to provide to heath care providers of all kinds. While providing that information is essential to get the service they need from those health care providers, the ownership of that information still belongs to the patients. As such, the health care professionals are responsible for protecting it, which means destroying any documents which contains that information when they are no longer necessary.
HIPAA affects nearly everyone that works in any element of the health care industry. It is not just a law which applies to hospitals and doctor's offices. It also includes any secondary health care practitioners such as massage therapists, dentists, or chiropractors. If you run a company that operates even at the fringe of the health care industry, there is a very good chance that you are also covered under HIPAA. If you're unsure about this, it is something you need to determine immediately.
The protection of patient private information is not done under HIPAA by dictating a specific policy which these providers must have in place concerning the destruction of documents. Instead, the law states that these organizations must have a written document destruction policy in place which they adhere to at all times. This is why each of these organizations must have a shredding service which they routinely feed their paperwork to as per the terms of their own policies which they have written themselves.
Adhering to HIPAA at all times is absolutely essential for the long term success of any health care provider. The liability for exposing the private information of anyone that doesn't belong to you is potentially very large in any industry. In health care, when there are additional laws in place on top of the existing laws which protect every person's private information, the penalties could be even worse should there be a leak. Find a HIPAA compliant shredding company to keep your firm running smoothly at all times.
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