Inteligenz believes that protecting the confidentiality and privacy of individually identifiable health information is of paramount importance and we fully support the regulations being mandated by HIPAA.

Inteligenz will address the protection of personal health information via its software through a review process. This review process will consult the Security and Electronic Signature Standards of HIPAA as well as further guidance issued by our customers. It should be noted that the Security Standard is being jointly developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Commerce, but has not yet been finalized, while the Electronic Signature Standard is awaiting recommendation by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS).

In the absence of finalized requirements for the Security and Electronic Signature standards associated with HIPAA, Inteligenz has developed its definition of compliance based on the proposed standards and report on the compliance status of its software products as part of its review process. This information will be provided to each of our customers. Based on the assessment arising from the review process, Inteligenz will address the requirements in its ongoing product releases using a phased-in approach as Inteligenz (and its customers) gain a better understanding of how best to implement the requirements of HIPAA.