HIPAA Compliance Statement

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The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. Adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care. eHealthCare Systems, Inc. has put forth its best business practices by complying with this HIPAA ruling as well as ensuring the privacy, security, and confidentiality of its clients' system data and corporate information.The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data. Adopting these standards will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care. eHealthCare Systems, Inc. has put forth its best business practices by complying with this HIPAA ruling as well as ensuring the privacy, security, and confidentiality of its clients' system data and corporate information.

Transaction and Code Sets Compliance Statement
As of October, 2002, eHealthCare Systems, Inc. was HIPAA-compliant for any government agencies such as California Medicare and Medicaid as well as commerical insurance carriers accepting 837-4010 ANSI format either by direct electronic claims submission or via Envoy-WebMD electronic claims Clearinghouse.

Privacy, Security & Confidentiality

eHealthCare has made efforts to reduce risks of inappropriate disclosure of client data and to safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of data that may identify individuals in their roles as patients and consumers. (See our Privacy Statement)

Our Database Security

Our system database architecture requires authorized client login and password verification

System data is protected using SSL (Secure socket layer) 128-bit encryption. (See our Data Security Statement)

    Our Clients

    By accepting the Terms at the startup of our business relationship with our clients, they agree to keep their system IDs and passwords confidential

    Clients further agree to not reveal in any manner, printed or electronic, confidential data or information pertaining to system data or accessibility

    Our Employees and Outside Contractors

    All employees and outside contractors are required to read and sign a confidentiality agreement stating their acknowledgement and understanding that we process confidential data

    All employees and outside contractors further agree to neither directly nor indirectly disclose any client information in an inappropriate manner whether printed or electronically

    Our Trading Partners, Affiliates, and Distributors

    eHealthcare Systems, Inc. will neither pursue nor knowingly retain a relationship with an outside vendor or trading partner that is either unwilling or unable to comply with reasonable privacy and confidentiality obligations.

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