Medical Records Shredding in Houston, TX
Get a Free Quote for HIPAA-Compliant Medical Records Shredding in Houston
Why Choose MedCycle for Medical Records Shredding Services?
MedCycle takes pride in meeting partners on their terms. Whether you need on-site or off-site shredding services, MedCycle is ready and willing to help. We provide HIPAA-compliant medical document shredding to a variety of facilities across Houston, including:
Our disposal practices are state-of-the-art and always compliant.
Cross-Cut Paper Shredding for Unreadable Documents
Mobile Shredding Options for Witnesses & Verification
Cost-Effective Off-Site Shredding & Secure Transportation
Certificate of Destruction for Your Peace of Mind
HIPAA Compliance Training for Your Staff
Access to Our Online Compliance Portal
Protect Patients, Employees, & Yourself
Access Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Safety Plan Builder, & More
To learn more about our online compliance portal and how it can help your operation, contact MedCycle today.
The MedCycle Difference
Why Get Professional Shredding Services?
Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996 to modernize and regulate medical information. HIPAA stipulates how personally identifiable information should be stored and disposed of by covered entities, individuals, organizations, and agencies that pertain to healthcare.
According to HIPAA, covered entities must closely monitor how they share patients’ information, as well as who they share it with. However, HIPAA also states that these covered entities must also avoid “incidental use or disclosure,” of patients’ protected health information (PHI), including during the disposal and shredding process.
Covered Entities
- Doctors
- Clinics
- Dentists
- Psychologists
- Nursing Homes
- Pharmacies
- Health Insurance Companies
- HMOs
- Company Health Plans
- Government Programs (Medicare and Medicaid)
- Third-Party Entities Between Healthcare Providers and Patients (Billing Services, Health Management Information Systems, etc.)
What is Protected
Health Information?
Protected health information refers to any sensitive data used to identify a patient. This includes demographic data, social security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, and more patient records.
HIPAA requires covered entities to hold this information for six years, but Texas law (which takes precedence over HIPAA) says doctors’ offices must retain this information for seven years and ten years for hospitals.