{"id":850,"date":"2021-11-12T15:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telehealthit.com\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2021-11-13T04:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T04:54:31","slug":"ada-and-hipaa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/telehealthit.com\/ada-and-hipaa\/","title":{"rendered":"ADA and HIPAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"850\" class=\"elementor elementor-850\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f61b1b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4f61b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55efcb9\" data-id=\"55efcb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf7fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbf7fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADA and HIPAA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc86f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc86f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAKING THE WEB SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ecac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ecac3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c4c175a\" data-id=\"5c4c175a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b51d640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b51d640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADA and HIPAA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac24587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ac24587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don't simply do it to comply, rather because it is the right thing to do!\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a69fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a69fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tAs a healthcare professional, you understand the significance of staying current with regulations and standards. You may be subject to fines from the Department of Health and Human Services if your medical website does not comply with the ADA and HIPAA requirements. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5185b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5185b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Department of Justice clarified in 2018 that websites are considered public accommodations and must comply with ADA Title III. US courts refer to WCAG 2.1 AA as the standard for accessibility\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63fc6de2\" data-id=\"63fc6de2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d819de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d819de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1228b095\" data-id=\"1228b095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a554c2c elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4a554c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/telehealthit.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-line-chart\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t300%\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIncrease in lawsuits since 2018\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301e4de9 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"301e4de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wheelchair\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t98%\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOf websites are inaccessible\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62013658\" data-id=\"62013658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cc2043 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"77cc2043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-hammer\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25%\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tof websites sued more than once\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666ec580 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"666ec580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-globe-americas\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20%\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOf the population has a disability\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aacdda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aacdda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7f0\" data-id=\"4bb7f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221c7fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221c7fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADA and HIPAA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b859967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b859967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improve the accessibility of your medical website<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af2f305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af2f305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not known to many practices. The majority of people think that ADA compliance only applies to your facility and job accommodations.<\/p><p>In accordance with Title II of the Act, &#8220;places of public accommodation&#8221; cannot exclude persons with disabilities from participating in activities open to everyone else. A website is public. No matter how many employees or how large your practice may be, it is required to comply with the ADA. In fact, the law views your website as a piece of real estate for purposes of the ADA.<\/p><p>It is not unusual for people to wonder how they missed this. ADA compliance is not a new requirement for websites, but because enforcement has not been a focus, many businesses, including medical practices, have not taken the time to modify their websites in order to comply with ADA requirements. For more than a decade, federal websites have been in compliance with the Act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-522b7d40\" data-id=\"522b7d40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dced818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-accordion\" data-id=\"1dced818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-ep-accordion-1dced818\" class=\"bdt-ep-accordion bdt-accordion\" data-bdt-accordion=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:false,&quot;multiple&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;ease-in-out&quot;}\" \t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bdt-ep-accordion-1dced818&quot;,&quot;activeHash&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;activeScrollspy&quot;:null,&quot;hashTopOffset&quot;:false,&quot;hashScrollspyTime&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item bdt-open\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbdt-ep-accordion-what-does-ada-compliance-mean-for-websites\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"what-does-ada-compliance-mean-for-websites\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Does ADA Compliance Mean for Websites?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ADA was enacted in 1990 in order to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination. Its mandate is to ensure that websites are accessible to people with disabilities, such as those with visual or hearing impairments. In addition to public accommodations, the law applies to employment and telecommunication services provided by private organizations.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbdt-ep-accordion-how-does-this-affect-your-website\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"1\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"how-does-this-affect-your-website\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow does this affect your website?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour website must follow specific guidelines in order to be ADA compliant. These guidelines include:\n\n<br><br>\n<ul>\n \t<li>If there is audio content in the form of videos or sound files, a transcript will be available for those who are unable to hear it.\u00a0Captions must also be enabled by default for videos.\n<br><br><\/li>\n \t<li>There must be alternatives to Flash on your website if it uses the technology.\n<br><br><\/li>\n \t<li>You should be able to navigate the home page of your site using only a keyboard (by tabbing through links) and screen reader software.\u00a0The page should also follow standard web conventions for how visitors can navigate backwards and forwards in the browser.\n<br><br><\/li>\n \t<li>Screen readers or other accessible technologies must be able to access all the content on your site.\u00a0It also includes links, images, and forms that may be accessed using adaptive equipment by people with disabilities. You must also use alternative text on every image you upload (the alt attribute provides a brief description of what is in an image so that screen readers will be able to read it out to their use\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbdt-ep-accordion-how-does-hipaa-compliance-affect-websites\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"2\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"how-does-hipaa-compliance-affect-websites\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Does HIPAA Compliance Affect Websites?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn healthcare websites, HIPAA compliance is not merely a matter of including a lock icon on your website. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects the confidentiality of medical records.\n<br><br>\nSpecifically, this policy pertains to healthcare providers, health plans, clearinghouses (companies that process claims), data and information included in a standard transaction for banking or insurance purposes, as well as their business associates who have access to sensitive information.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbdt-ep-accordion-how-does-this-affect-websites\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"3\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"how-does-this-affect-websites\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow does this affect websites?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite design that is HIPAA compliant is complex, and the law applies to a variety of business aspects. A few of these requirements are as follows:\n<bR><br>\nThe HIPAA website requires that any form asking for sensitive information contain a link at the top or bottom with specific details about how the information will be used.\n<bR><br>\nYour healthcare website must prominently display your privacy policy so that visitors can easily find it and read the details about how their personal information will be handled.\n<bR><br>\n<strong>Accessibility:<\/strong>\u00a0Many of these requirements are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but HIPAA also includes requirements for accessibility to people with disabilities.\n<bR><br>\nIt is important to note that this section of HIPAA applies to businesses that outsource work that involves PHI. It is necessary to set up a business associate agreement that outlines what they may and may not do with the data they access through your site.\n<bR><br>\n<strong>Security:<\/strong> In order to comply with this section of HIPAA, you must have reasonable security measures in place.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-accordion-title bdt-accordion-title bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-between\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbdt-ep-accordion-how-should-you-proceed\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-accordion-index=\"4\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"how-should-you-proceed\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon bdt-flex-align-right\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-closed\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-icon-opened\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span role=\"heading\" class=\"bdt-ep-title-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow should you proceed?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-accordion-content bdt-accordion-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthcare websites that do not meet ADA and HIPAA requirements are at risk of penalties and reputational damage.\n<br><br>\n TeleHealth IT is here to assist you if you are not sure where to begin. Get in touch with us today so that we can conduct an audit of your website and determine what needs to be done to achieve compliance with HIPAA and ADA, as well as designing your complete medical digital marketing strategy.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAKING THE WEB SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL Don&#8217;t simply do it to comply, rather because it is the right thing to do! As a healthcare professional, you understand the significance of staying current with regulations and standards. 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