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April 21, 2003

The Integrity Center, Inc.
"objective risk management services"


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Companies Can Now
Easily Comply With
HIPAA "Privacy Rule"

Dallas, Texas - The Integrity Center, Inc., Dallas, Texas has announced that companies who still need to comply with the HIPAA "Privacy Rule" for their personnel records now have an easy way to accomplish that online.

As of April 14, 2003, the "Privacy Rule" of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) makes it ILLEGAL to transmit Protected Health Information (PHI) via email that is not encrypted. The commercial encryption of email as a practical matter is very inconvenient. The Privacy Rule generally prevents the disclosure of PHI by "covered entities" which also includes most employers that sponsor benefit plans. The Privacy Rule requires covered entities to take reasonable steps to limit the use or disclosure of PHI to the minimum number of people necessary to accomplish an intended purpose.

One of many instances when employers receive PHI electronically is during their pre-employment background checking tasks and during the maintenance of employee files. Such things as Drug Test results, and other PHI can no longer be delivered by email to save a supplier time and money. The supplier must use secure communications. While that can mean a dedicated fax line, today it generally means a secure and encrypted Internet connection - rare for most background checking or drug testing and health information suppliers.

The Integrity Center, Inc., Dallas, Texas, has been delivering background checking PHI, and maintaining employee files, via secure encrypted Internet connections since 1996, and is prepared to help any company get their online pre-employment Background Checking and online Employee Files quickly and inexpensively into HIPAA compliance.

The Integrity Center, Inc., founded in 1984, and based in Dallas, TX, is a firm recognized nationally for FCRA and HIPAA compliant online employee background checking, employee files, and risk management, for business, industry and government. The Integrity Center and its website are a rich source of current information regarding the laws, procedures, and pitfalls in all areas of background checking and personnel records.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Director of Media Relations
The Integrity Center, Inc.
(972) 484-6140
info@integctr.com


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