New McKesson solution guards against data breaches

AUSTIN, Texas — McKesson Pharmacy Systems and Automation on Thursday announced the launch of its new SecureHIPAA solution this week at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 116th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition. The new solution helps pharmacies reduce their risk of experiencing a data security breach and helps them learn how to be HIPAA compliant. McKesson developed the solution with security and compliance company, ANXeBusiness Corp.

 

“Security breaches are occurring more frequently and protecting patient’s health information is more important than ever,” stated Joe Ross, business services product manager, MPS&A. “SecureHIPAA equips pharmacy owners with information and tools on how they can lessen their chance of experiencing a data security breach.”

 

SecureHIPAA helps pharmacies identify potential security gaps and provides information on how owners can alleviate those gaps. This aspect of the new program allows pharmacy owners to be proactive in helping to prevent data breaches from occurring in their pharmacies. It also provides up to $100,000 of HIPAA data breach protection services in the event a breach does occur.

 

There were significant updates to HIPAA in 2013, including changes to the definitions of terms, privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules. The new changes are documented in over 500 pages that explain new standards pharmacies must make to their HIPAA forms, agreements and documents.

 

“SecureHIPAA helps pharmacies navigate through the new requirements by providing online training, HIPAA compliance assessments and templates that help pharmacies create HIPAA compliant forms and documents,” Ross said.