HIPAA Compliance

e.ssential™ Contract Guardian recognizes that Covered Entities — Health Care Providers, Payers and Clearinghouses — must make every reasonable effort to be HIPAA-compliant with regards to the Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information (PHI). Covered Entities must have appropriate safeguards that address the administrative, technical and physical components of privacy. Many of the safeguards for Security will be the same or similar to those that a Covered Entity implements to comply with the privacy standards

 e.ssential™ Contract Guardian hosted contract management solutions employ over-the-wire encryption ensuring that health care organizations trying to standardize their electronic data interchange and storage will meet confidentiality and security standards .

e.ssential™ Contract Guardian gives organizations confidence that their healthcare contract management information is securely stored for as long as necessary, yet quickly accessible when needed.