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Every paper shredder we sell is HIPAA compliant.
General information
HIPAA ...
- Stands for the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996
- Mandates stringent privacy/confidentiality standards regarding
individuals' health information.
- Establishes minimum federal confidentiality
standards, but state laws providing greater consumer protection also still
apply.
- Standards
extend not only to covered entities, but also to any business associates
used for administrative
and other services.
Secure Shredders suggests
- Keep all patient information secure, and destroy that which no longer
needs to be retained.
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Ensure that your associates return or destroy all patient information
upon contract termination, and that they retain NO copies.
- Be aware of the criminal and civil penalties that you could
face for violating HIPAA standards.
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