eHDL's Compliance Statement

eHDL has kept abreast of the regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). So far, final rules have been issued for electronic data transactions used in the administration of health care data and for privacy of individually identifiable health information, which will become effective in October 2002 and April 2003, respectively. eHDL is committed to full compliance with these regulations. We have established policies and procedures to implement all aspects of the regulations that impact our services and will have these operational prior to the deadlines. We have already made enhancements to meet the standards for electronic data interchange and for privacy of individual health information. As new final rules for HIPAA implementation are issued or changes made in the established regulations, eHDL will be prepared to remain fully compliant.