Healthcare

Comply with Government Regulations, Safely Connect Your Network

Purewire helps healthcare organizations safely use today’s dynamic Web applications in a highly cost-effective way to link providers, members, payers, and claims processors in a streamlined value chain.

Healthcare organizations continue to face scrutiny and strict regulations to ensure privacy for patient information. Business processes are constantly under review to combat rising healthcare costs, ongoing provider consolidation, and the need for regulatory compliance. With regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare organizations are challenged with keeping patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI) secure.

The healthcare industry is undergoing a major transformation in health IT, moving from static IT systems to a highly networked, integrated national infrastructure designed for the wide exchange of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Personal Health Records (PHRs). Further, client-server, on-premise software is being displaced with Web-based, on-demand applications. Social networking and other Web 2.0 applications are taking off in the healthcare industry, and even human resource and other departments are turning to social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook to vet the background and resumes of recruits.

Unfortunately, while the healthcare industry is embracing Web 2.0 and new application delivery methods: the Web traffic these communications rely upon isn't so healthy.

With tens of thousands of new malicious URLs generated each day, and thousands of new Web-based malware attacks each month (designed to steal passwords, keystrokes and data), it's clear that traditional, signature-based anti-spyware, anti-virus, and URL filters can't keep up with the threats. Healthcare companies (truly all companies) need to be able to identify potentially malicious people, software, and Web site destinations in real-time -- at the very instance of access before systems or data are compromised. This is especially true for a highly regulated industry such as healthcare that manages very sensitive and personal information.

Purewire helps leading healthcare organizations to safely use today’s dynamic Web applications in a highly cost-effective way to link providers, members, payers, and claims processors in a streamlined value chain. The Purewire Web Security Service enables healthcare organizations to enforce acceptable use policies, safety restraints and compliance regulations.

To learn more how Purewire helps healthcare organizations secure their users online and protect sensitive patient data, click here.

Highlighted Customer

Peachtree Benefit Group
www.peachtreebenefitgroup.com
Peachtree Benefit Group is a full-service insurance and employee benefits firm with over 200 domestic and international group clients. Peachtree Benefits manages its clients’ insurance and benefit needs by providing pre-sale consultation, complete market analysis, then closely supervising the implementation of the products.