Redspin, Inc., a provider of IT security assessments, today announced it will offer expanded services in 2012 designed to improve the breadth and depth of IT security programs and practices currently in place in the healthcare industry. “Redspin helps healthcare providers attest to “meaningful use” and maintain compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule.” – Daniel [...]
LOK-IT Secure Flash Drive Allows Salt Lake VA Medical Center to Secure Medical Records, Go Paperless with Cardiac Tests
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Systematic Development Group has announced the roll-out of its LOK-IT Secure Flash Drive® at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The encrypted flash drive’s implementation now allows cardiologists to electronically review medical reports for pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). Prior to implementing LOK-IT, the center’s [...]
New HIPAA Tool Helps Organizations Meet Security Requirements
November 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private organizations, large and small, to understand and implement the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. Congress enacted HIPAA to, among other things, promote efficiency in the health [...]
Why Healthcare Organizations Are Using Fax Server Software
October 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The following is a guest post provided by Casper Manes on behalf of GFI Software Ltd. Every business wants to get the most out of their technology investment, and should always look for ways to save time, save money, and leverage existing investments; healthcare organizations are no exception. While the patients’ best interests are always [...]
Independence Blue Cross and NaviNet Team Up to Make it Easy for Providers to Comply with Future Federal Mandates
September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and NaviNet announced today that their shared strategy to ensure providers are well-positioned to meet federal mandates has resulted in a joint upgrade offering for physician practices to transition to HIPAA 5010 compliance using NaviNet PM (Practice Management). In addition to making providers HIPAA 5010-compliant, the NaviNet PM solution gives healthcare [...]
Varian’s ARIA for Radiation Oncology Receives ONC-ATCB EMR Certification
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Varian Medical Systems today announced its ARIA® software for electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical practice management in radiation oncology has been certified for clinics that can now use it to qualify for federal funding under the U.S. HITECH Act. ARIA for radiation oncology (Version 11) received complete EMR certification for ambulatory environments from the [...]
Free HIPAA Compliance Secure Web Email is Available by HealthCollaborate
July 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Health Business Intelligence Corp (Health BI) announces the availability of secure web email for health care professionals and patients on HealthCollaborate. HealthCollaborate secure web email enables health care organizations to securely send and receive messages with Patient Information attachments. Patients can also receive secure emails from their physician offices, hospitals, ancillary providers and insurance companies. [...]
What’s the real source of HIPAA Violations in EMR Systems?
June 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
I’ve spoken with a number of doctors and practitioners who are hesitant about storing EMR Data “in the cloud”. Inevitably these discussions lead to their number one concern which is security and the possibility of HIPAA problems. To try and help them keep an open mind about available product options I’ll try and make the [...]
New Whitepaper: Mobile Health and Security – Ten Questions you Should ask Before Implementing an mHealth Solution
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In today’s healthcare regulatory climate, protecting personal information stored and shared through mobile healthcare (mHealth) solutions is becoming a big issue for healthcare providers, payers and vendors. Diversinet Corp. has released a interesting white paper titled Mobile Health and Security – Ten questions you should ask before implementing an mHealth solution. The document can help [...]
Keeping Patient Data Secure – A new report by OptumInsight
Keeping patient data secure can be an overwhelming concern for small practices operating without an IT staff. We all see stories on a weekly or monthly basis of supposedly secure patient data being lost or exposed to the embarrassment and financial detriment of those who fail to keep the information secure. OptumInsight believes that there [...]