What is HIPAA?
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996) is a law that affects Health care industry. The aim of this law is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system. The HIPAA regulations apply to all communication that is stored or transmitted electronically, or that has been stored or transmitted electronically in the past. Media includes, but is not limited to, computer databases, tapes, disks, telecommunications, fax, Internet and networks.


Why is it Important?
HIPAA Standards are mandatory by law and it standardizes the healthcare process. The electronic communication portion of the provision requires secured patient data accessible to only authorized people.


How does M.A.R.S. meet HIPAA requirements?
Data within M.A.R.S is only accessible through the application and only to authorized users. Backups are conducted on a daily basis ensuring continued availability in the event of failure.