As a responsible company in the healthcare community, LDMTS has established employment policies and operating procedures in accordance with the practices recommended in the Medical Transcription Industry Alliance Guide to HIPAA Compliance. In our role as a transcription service provider, it is our responsibility to comply with the HIPAA regulations, particularly regarding electronic transactions and privacy of individual identifiable health information. LDMTS employs the necessary policies, procedures and safeguards to ensure our employees, business partners and contractors meet or exceed the privacy standards established in the HIPAA regulations.

Delivery of digital medical records is accomplished through secure, 128-bit encrypted FTP access. Physical delivery of printed patient reports is available for medical offices located within Worcester County. Reports can be printed and mailed to offices elsewhere in the United States.

HIPAA

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is the federal law that established standards for the privacy and security of health information, and for the electronic data exchange of health information.

The main goals of HIPAA are to make health insurance more portable when persons change employers and to make the health care system more accountable for costs -- trying especially to reduce waste and fraud.

HIPAA aims to promote efficiency through the better use of information technology. Broad use of computer systems have increased concerns about misuse of patient's health information. Because of this, privacy and security provisions are part of HIPAA.