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HealthPort Achieves SAS 70 Completion Providing Its Customers With A Deeper Level of Security and Peace of Mind

Alpharetta, GA, February 28, 2011:
HealthPort, an industry authority in the secure and expedient transfer of protected health information and audit management technology, today announced its completion of a service auditor’s examination with the recent issuance of a final Type I Service Auditor’s Report performed by an independent third-party auditing firm in accordance with SAS No. 70 (“SAS 70 Audit”).

The SAS 70 Audit provides information about control objectives and activities, including controls over information technology and related processes. HealthPort’s SAS 70 Type I report contains a description of those controls and the auditor’s evaluation that these controls are suitably designed and placed in operation at December 31, 2010.

With the issuance of a SAS 70 Type I report, HealthPort will now begin the rigorous testing required to obtain a SAS 70 Type II report which will include detailed testing of HealthPort’s internal controls over a minimum six month period to verify controls are operating effectively. “The integrity of our information technology’s security and compliance platform is very crucial to our business operations and reputation, said Gene Guertin, Chief Information Officer, HealthPort. “By achieving SAS 70 completion, we are taking our focus on security to the next level by demonstrating that we have effective internal controls in place to securely transmit PHI.”

“We are excited about the availability of our SAS 70 completion and how it will provide our customers with added confidence that we are ensuring the confidentiality, security and accuracy of protected health information that is transmitted through our release of information services and technology, said Mike Labedz, CEO, HealthPort. “Our customers depend on us, which is why investing in our infrastructure will always remain our top priority.” 

About HealthPort
HealthPort is the largest provider of release of information and the premiere choice for audit management technology.  With affordable, quality health information solutions, HealthPort serves more than 10,000 healthcare facilities, over 44,000 physicians, and fulfills over a million medical records requests each month. HealthPort is changing the face of healthcare by combining knowledge, technology and service to streamline the administrative and business processes of the healthcare community. For more information, visit www.healthport.com or call 800-737-2585.

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