North ShoreLIJ Health System
The Department of Procurement and Contract Managements primary involvement in compliance involves conforming to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules state that a covered entity is any organization that is a provider or providers agent, or a health plan or clearinghouse that transmits health information in electronic form in connection with standard transactions. The resident has been exposed to and involved in compliance on many levelsfrom understanding security and privacy standards to waiting for anticipated deadline changes. HIPAA has developed into a genuine goliath that has forced the healthcare industry to cooperate in a new way and the resident at North ShoreLIJ Health System has facilitated and shaped a seamless workflow process that ensures fulfillment of the stipulations of HIPAA.