Why does PreViser store and record only part of the patients' records in its permanent records, rather than storing the entire patient record or storing nothing and only performing Risk Calculations?

Two main factors are involved in this design:

1. We do not store the entire record for two reasons:

a. Transmitting it would not be HIPAA-compliant because it would identify the individual patient along with the protected health information.

b. Patient details are unnecessary data to determine the Risk Score and Disease State.

a. For the individual, it improves and enhances that patient's permanent health records by tracking and comparing change.

b. For the aggregated group of users, it affects and improves the accuracy of the treatment library's stack-ranking order by assessing the effectiveness of outcomes over time.

PreViser and HIPAA-compliance:

In the most basic terms, Patients’ information is sensitive and is transferred using HIPAA regulations as guidelines. The system architecture of the PreViser RiskCalculator™ is HIPAA-compliant due to two factors:

• health information is de-identified
• data is encrypted when transmitted over the Internet

Finally, we will review some suggestions to keep in mind so you are in compliance with HIPAA privacy standards at your practice.