MagView Technology        MagView and HIPAA        MagView and DICOM    The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. The intent of HIPAA is to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage; to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery; to promote the use of medical savings accounts; to improve access to long-term care services and coverage; and to simplify the administration of health insurance. Title I focuses on portability and continuity of health insurance coverage, and is designed to provide health insurance for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II focuses on "Administrative Simplification" and is designed to improve the efficiency of healthcare by standardizing electronic transactions between hospitals and payers, and ensuring the privacy of individual patient health information. MagView is committed to providing solutions that allow you to fully comply with each of the requirements of HIPAA, and remains committed to maintaining the privacy of protected health information and the security of systems that store and process it. As MagView prepares for the changes required by HIPAA, it is important to note that MagView alone cannot enable your group to achieve HIPAA compliance. The process of organizational review and the development of group wide procedure and policy should be the foundation of your HIPAA compliance program. Our role is to provide technology and automation solutions that are themselves compliant, but more importantly, include tools that help you more easily manage and document your HIPAA compliance efforts. MagView has specifically addressed the following compliance issues with the latest MagView release, version 5.0, in response to user requests, and our own comprehensive internal review of our products: Security Expanded user based permissions Implementation of user access log Optional second tier authentication for signing reports Added detailed report status log Privacy Privacy rule related complaint tracking Feature to track requests to restrict use and disclosure Feature to track requests to amend protected health information Feature to track requests for accounting of non-TPO disclosures Implementation of user access log Added detailed report status log Added detailed protected function access log