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whitepaper Securing Healthcare With Taceo2006-06-29 04:17:14 Essential Security Software
  Operating a medical practice is assiduous work requiring great attention to detail on a variety of fronts. Patient privacy has always been an important concept in the medical profession. One of the most time and labor consuming tasks in maintaining an electronic medical record is importing non-digital patient information such as radiology reports, hospital dictation and consultation/referral letters. Transmitting digital information securely, however, can be problematic at best. Healthcare providers, payers or pharmaceutical companies have electronic information that must be protected. Essential Taceo virtually eliminates the costs associated with safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI).   
whitepaper Using Security Compliance Software to Improve Business Efficiency and Reduce Costs2006-09-12 12:24:44 Symantec
  This IDC white paper analyzes the cost of complying with increasing numbers of government regulations. It discusses specific cost reduction strategies and cites Symantec's security solutions as examples of packaged solutions that can help enterprises reduce their overall costs and still meet regulatory requirements. Finally, the authors recommend strategies for implementing packaged compliance solutions. (Sponsored by Symantec)   
whitepaper Reduce the Risk of Costly Data Breaches: Three Pillars of Data Protection2007-01-09 07:31:50 Iron Mountain
  There are numerous regulations that govern the protection of private, personal and confidential data regardless of whether the data resides on a secure mainframe computer, desktop PC or mobile device such as a laptop PC. Legislative requirements to disclose lost data incidents are expensive and can negatively affect a corporation's reputation.

Iron Mountain Digital advocates Three Pillars of Data Protection serve as a guide for customers establishing a PC security program:
  • Policy Management and Control
  • Threat Monitoring and Response
  • Data Backup and Restoration
This paper provides an overview of PC encryption, the elements beyond encryption that are necessary for a complete data protection solution, and how Iron Mountain Digital's Data Defense and Connected® Backup/PC solutions address the Three Pillars of Data Protection. 		  
whitepaper A Robust, Secure, Multifunction Solution From HP Helps Sutter Health Deliver Excellence in Critical-Patient Care2006-05-24 01:00:27 Hewlett-Packard
  Sutter Health is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers, delivering high-quality care in more than 100 Northern California communities. In 2003, Sutter Health opted to utilize electronic ICU (eICU) technology to bring Intensivist supervision to all of its ICUs, launching the first eICU in Sacramento. In the deployment of the eICUs, Sutter Health needed a solution for the efficient integration of paper-based work processes with the transfer of patient treatment information between local ICUs and the hub eICUs. Having settled on the HP LaserJet mfp Sutter Health also selected HP Digital Sending Software (DSS), for its ability to provide user and destination authentication via access to Sutter Health's directory of valid e-mail addresses.   
whitepaper Discover the Benefits of Integrated Healthcare Communications With Customized Wireless Solutions: A Wireless Success Story at Sampson Regional Medical Center2006-05-19 01:00:28 Ascom
  Whether it's a hospital, long-term care facility, or outpatient surgical center, one needs a solution that leverages your existing technology. To collect more information about how wireless communication solutions benefit hospitals and other healthcare facilities, Ascom created an Application Development Partner Program, which facilitated establishing a local test and reference site. As part of this program, Sampson Regional Medical Center, located in Clinton, NC, began a three-year partnership with Ascom in April of 2004. This unique collaboration has allowed Ascom to streamline communications at Sampson Regional Medical Center and to collect specific data about workflow and processes.   
whitepaper Integrating Compliance Into Your Disaster Recovery Plan2006-06-28 13:00:19 ZDNet
  Even when disaster strikes, your company is not off the hook with regard to regulatory compliance. Regardless of which specific laws govern your organization's data, you need to get back up and running within the time constraints set forth in those regulations. You also need to continue to ensure that you can meet or exceed minimum standards. In this Webcast, we discuss some of the specific requirements for disaster recovery that are outlined in corporate governance regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.

Note: This premium editorial content is underwritten by XOsoft. The registration information you provide will be shared with our sponsor. 		  
whitepaper Complying with the HIPAA Security Rule: Protecting ePHI in Email, HTTP, and FTP Transmissions2006-08-28 13:07:15 Proofpoint
  While compliance dates for various HIPAA rules have already passed, many healthcare-related organizations are still working to achieve full compliance with HIPAA.

This whitepaper describes how organizations can maintain the privacy and security of electronic protected health information (ePHI) over e-communications channels (including SMTP email, HTTP, and FTP protocols. Learn why an effective solution should have the ability to accurately differentiate between ePHI and "de-identified" health information, in order to properly enforce privacy policies and achieve or improve compliance with HIPAA guidelines.

Download this whitepaper from Proofpoint, Inc. to learn:

  • Which components of the HIPAA Security, EDI and Privacy rule impact email and other forms of e-communication.
  • How Proofpoint's Healthcare Privacy Solution applies to the HIPAA Security, EDI and Privacy rules.

   
whitepaper Navigating IT Management: An Overview2007-03-26 08:41:33 Forrester Research
  Forrester takes a broad view of IT management, not only covering the traditional roles and responsibilities of the IT organization, but also recognizing IT's role in driving business innovation; managing governance, risk, and compliance across the enterprise; and facilitating new business models that focus on shared specialized services. This document is a primer on Forrester's coverage of IT management trends, concerns, and advice.   
whitepaper Nucleus Research ROI Evaluation Report: Proofpoint and DeKalb Medical Center2006-04-01 Proofpoint
  Analyst firm Nucleus Research, the leading independent provider of return-on-investment based research and advisory services, recently worked with Proofpoint customer DeKalb Medical Center to understand the return on investment (ROI) it has realized by deploying Proofpoint to help comply with HIPAA regulations and block spam and viruses.

Nucleus found that DeKalb realized 138% ROI and complete payback on its Proofpoint investment in less than one year. This report from Nucleus Research describes the issues DeKalb faced and the key benefits they realized by deploying Proofpoint. 		  
whitepaper Redefining the Data Archive: The Case for Active Archiving2006-09-20 01:00:17 PowerFile
  Today, a certain category of data is growing in prominence, content that is fixed and historical, not dynamic, yet requiring online access as well as safe, permanent storage. For this type of content, hard disks are a costly option even if the purchase price was zero and tapes are too cumbersome for rapid retrieval. Read more...