NSI  recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy and integrity of every patient's health information. Following are the initiative taken company wide to protect PHI.

Privacy

• Every employee signs a confidentiality agreement with severe penalties for HIPAA violations

• Access to applications/databases defined on ‘need-to-know' and ‘minimum necessary' basis

• HIPAA compliant procedures defined in risk areas like:

  • Fax and email communication to external agencies

  • Information disclosure to payers, patients, family members and others

  • Storage, retrieval and/or disposal of reports and physical records

  • Common resources such as scanners and copier machines

 

Security

• Physical and electronic access restrictions to work area and network

• Firewall protection for internal network from the world wide web

• Enterprise-wide multiple virus protection systems

• 128-bit SSL and data encryption on all web based applications

• Each user has unique login, power-on and screensaver passwords

• Controlled media usage/movement through inventory logs and physical checks

• User accounts to access shared resources like fax machines and photocopiers

• Random screening of emails for attachments with PHI

• All documentation is kept on our proprietary electronic Document Management System, which is protected by stringent rules of user access, logins and passwords