The health care industry is undergoing a radical revolution through the rapid adoption of information technology (IT) solutions to meet the challenges of regulatory burdens, cost reduction, and patient care. Some of these IT solutions include computerized physician order entry initiatives, electronic medical records, and electronic claims processing. For success, a health care IT solution provider must address the developing concerns of its potential customer base. One such developing concern for customers of health care IT solution providers are HIPAA. This white paper provides an overview of HIPAA's legal implications for health care IT solution providers such as software vendors, application service providers ("ASPs"), outsourcers, and systems integrators.
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