Below are some basic questions
about HIPAA and how Templar 5 address the issues.
How is Templar's AS2 functionality
related to HIPAA?
Templar’s ability to send information via HTTP(S) or
AS2 follows HIPAA’s security rules that address electronically
protected health information. HIPAA standards require that
all information remain fully encrypted in transit between two
organizations
Who is using AS2 for HIPAA, and in what scenarios?
Every healthcare provider or any service provider
who submits and receives transactions electronically having
to do with
healthcare, including government agencies, must transmit
data via HIPAA security standards. Templar's AS2 functionality
abides by all HIPPA
standards for secure data transfer and will simplify and
guarantee patient privacy.
What are the benefits of using Templar's AS2 functionality for HIPAA?
Utilizing Templar's AS2 functionality for
HIPAA automatically allows the user to connect to any other
certified AS2 solution on the
market (see ebusinessready.org for more details on AS2 certified
products). This means that your customer or Trading Partner
need only another certified AS2 solution to connect with
you, it does not need to be Templar. Templar's AS2 functionality
directly addresses HIPPA security requirements for electronic
signature,
privacy and transaction necessities, asynchronous message
disposition notification (receipt), ability to package audio
or video and the software is robust to allow for scalability.
What specific HIPAA requirements
does Templar's AS2 functionality address?
Templar's AS2 functionality addresses the HIPAA security rules for:
- Electronic Signature
- User authentication
- Non-Repudiation of receipt and
origin
- Message Integrity
- Transmission Security
- Transfer of encrypted data over
a HTTP(S) connection
- SMIME encryption
- Digital signing of data to validate
sender and receiver
- Message Disposition Notification
to prove data transfer and receipt of data
- Encryption
and Decryption
- Templar will encrypt and decrypt all
AS2 messages
- HTTP(S) allowing for encrypted data transmission
- Access
Control
- Templar has the ability to grant certain access
rights to each user
- Templar has the ability to
limited access rights to users
Templar safeguards all sensitive patient records (social
security numbers, medical history, address, telephone numbers)
during transmission over the Internet assuring complete privacy
and security.
Can I leverage Templar's AS2 functionality with other health
standards (HL7, NCPDP, etc.)?
Yes, Templar's AS2 functionality has the ability to transfer
any type of data. The data can be EDI, XML, Video, Jpeg,
etc. Templar can transfer any flat file in any format.
Does Templar's AS2 functionality support "mailboxing" of
messages or pull-style messaging?
AS2 does not have specific features for pull-style messaging.
Software vendors and end users may implement this type of "mailbox" style
delivery using AS2 as the underlying message transport.
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