Health Care Compliance Reports

EZINE: Cloud computing holds a lot of promise for the healthcare industry, since infrastructure costs can hinder the adoption of EHR systems. However, many providers shy away from cloud services because of security concerns. Inside this e-zine, gain insight on how to utilize the cloud while still ensuring patient data security and HIPAA compliance.

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 | Published: 09 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: In this day and age, hospitals are growing increasingly more dependent on wide area networks (WAN) to adequately share information without increasing costs though additional bandwidth or data circuits.  In this e-guide you will learn how one organization successfully implemented a WAN and how it can work for your organization too.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The health care industry is beginning to fully embrace EHR as the foundation for sharing information and delivering quality patient care. The benefits of an electronic  environment are clearly recognized, but the transition from paper to pixel is difficult and requires a new strategy. Read on to learn how to simplify the transition to EHR.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: The HITECH Act has helped to not only increase productivity, but to streamline data exchange. While this increased efficiency, there are also many requirements that must be met in order ensure that these exchanges are HIPAA compliant. In this e-guide, learn how a well implemented security program can secure patient medical records.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 21 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: For hospitals, timely access to patient data is critical for maintaining normal operations during a natural or man-made disaster. This e-guide will help health care providers create and implement effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans -- complete with advice from providers who had to put those plans into action.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: If data is encrypted, health care providers are not subject to new, strict data breach notification laws. Server, storage and network encryption adds yet another layer of protection. So why do so many organizations avoid encryption? This presentation download will cover the basics of encryption and explain why its benefits outweigh its costs.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: In order to maintain patient privacy while complying with HIPAA standards, medical records must be tightly protected and there must be a solid backup plan in place in the case of a data breach. In this e-guide, learn how to prevent data breaches as well as what to do should a safety breach occur.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Health care CIOs are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, demanding patients and increasing numbers of wireless medical devices are requiring they open up their wireless networks. On the other, tighter rules for HIPAA compliance are forcing them to lock networks down. Find out how your peers are coping with this challenge.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: In an ever-digitized storage environment, there can be an array of threats posed to patient medical records. Amidst all of these concerns, how can you be sure which virtual server environment is right for you? In this exclusive e-guide, learn how one company successfully took the leap to a virtualized server environment.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Something as seemingly trivial as a truck hitting a telephone pole can suddenly leave health care employees unable to access clinical applications and patient data. This tip discusses how providers can create, and update, business continuity plans to ensure that key systems and processes are maintained.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: The HIPAA Security Rule requires all HIPAA covered entities to create a plan for first protecting and then restoring confidential patient data in the event of a disaster. Unfortunately, HIPAA does not say much about what should go into such a disaster recovery plan. Inside this e-guide, find tips for a compliant disaster recovery plan.

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 | Published: 19 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Healthcare facilities are rapidly adopting electronic health records (EHR) in order to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Central to this effort is document conversion — the scanning of new and existing records to digital format. Inside this white paper, uncover best practices for a HIPAA-compliant approach to EHR transition.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 14 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: 70% of hospitals expect to meet EHR meaningful use guidelines this year. Yet, 78% expect to continue to treat patients using paper records for up to 5 more years despite the financial incentive for meeting these requirements. Inside this white paper, learn how your peers are transitioning to an EHR system.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 14 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Aging IT systems, shrinking budgets, and inefficient, paper-based processes are creating an unsustainable and error-prone work environment. This white paper reveals the major obstacles to EHR adoption and explores the cost benefits of virtualization with Hyper-V.

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 | Published: 13 Sep 2011

EZINE: Using EHRs means that terabytes of patient records must be stored for decades at a time. Doing this without breaking the bank means deciding which storage approach is right for your healthcare facility. Inside this exclusive e-zine, learn about a variety of storage strategies, including tiered storage, thin provisioning and data replication.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

CASE STUDY: Medical facility, Associates in Rehabilitation Medicine, was concerned about its current network security solution's ability in protecting confidential and private patient data from possible hackers, as well as VPN performance. View this case study to learn how they were able to tackle these challenges by switching to Astaro Security Gateway.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: Many healthcare facilities in the midst of EHR deployment are facing the same question: What is the most effective solution to upgrading all existing desktops in an environment? This e-guide presents desktop virtualization as the answer to this question and discusses benefits including flexibility and data security for HIPAA compliance.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Find out what happened when Forrester Consulting interviewed a healthcare facility that implemented virtual desktops. Gain insight on both quantitative and qualitative benefits, including reduced support costs, increased worker productivity and more. Learn how your organization can take advantage of desktop virtualization.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

EZINE: As healthcare facilities increase their reliance on EHR systems, the need to virtualize servers becomes readily apparent. These facilities can reap the same benefits that enterprises in other industries enjoy, but there are some precautions that providers should take before they embark on a virtualization project. Read on to find out more.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: As the healthcare industry seeks to implement and drive widespread adoption of clinical computing, performance and accessibility of applications for clinicians are critical. Learn how solutions such as client virtualization are increasingly playing a role in bridging the gap between available resources and end-user satisfaction.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

EBOOK: More than 75% of hospitals view electronic health records (EHRs) as the primary driver of IT spending and almost as many believe that EHR implementations will transform their IT environments. Inside this expert e-book, learn how healthcare facilities are preparing for network, storage and security changes in order to accommodate EHR implementation.

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 | Published: 19 Aug 2011

EBOOK: Data loss prevention (DLP) in healthcare entails preventing confidential patient records from falling into the wrong hands and requires thought out, well-enforced policies and the technology to back them up. Inside this resourceful e-book, learn how to achieve DLP through data encryption, monitoring tools, risk assessments and more.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 17 Aug 2011

EBOOK: Clinical decision support technology takes business intelligence (BI) to the next level by offering caregivers evidence-based, best-practice information, providing automated responses in response to patient data and much more. Inside this e-book, learn how your healthcare facility can benefit from clinical BI tools.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 17 Aug 2011

EBOOK: Analyzing clinical data can accomplish many goals: Improving patient care through understanding trends and showing paths to improvement, enhancing research and creating business efficiencies and cutting operational costs. Inside this expert e-book, learn how to take advantage of business intelligence and data analytics at your healthcare facility.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 17 Aug 2009

EGUIDE: The federal government’s push for electronic healthcare records has made compliance and data security even more pressing. This e-guide offers a look at where healthcare IT leaders should begin, and what they should watch out for as they move to embrace the HITECH Act, HIPAA and other initiatives.

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 | Published: 17 Aug 2009