VPNs White Papers
Medical Records & Public Networks
Overview In recent years, the health care industry has aggressively redesigned the way that health care is delivered. Vastly improved diagnostics and treatment programs have meant better medical care, but also much higher medical costs. The industry has addressed the cost issue by centralizing support services, distributing care facilities, and leveraging information technology such as the Internet. Information flow is the key to quality care and cost efficiency. But as both clinical and claims information are transmitted across low cost public networks to hospitals, labs, and insurance companies, protecting the privacy of information is a serious concern. Health care organizations must make a reasonable effort to maintain the privacy of patients’ medical information according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1997. The solution to protecting the privacy of medical records on the Internet is the Secure Virtual Private Network (SVPN). SVPNs authenticate people on the network and encrypt transmissions so that if transmissions are intercepted, they can’t be read.
| Publisher | RedCreek Communications | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | August 2003 | Downloads | 3 |
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