Nearly every day in the news, we learn about healthcare providers cited for regulatory infractions when patient data is compromised by unauthorized access or lost or stolen hardware. The emergence of breach notification can result in penalties ranging from thousands to millions of dollars and accompanied by unfavorable exposure in the media.
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation, healthcare organizations can find themselves in violation of patient privacy laws when their security policies fall short.
Dell’s Mobile Clinical Computing solution can help address these compliance issues.
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation, healthcare organizations can find themselves in violation of patient privacy laws when their security policies fall short.
Dell’s Mobile Clinical Computing solution can help address these compliance issues.
Security Benefits of Mobile Clinical Computing Solution
- By centralizing data in the data center through client virtualization, end point devices become access points with no physical data or hard drive. These client devices access virtual desktops centrally stored, maintained, and secured within the data center. By storing all patient records in the data center and not the end point device, information is safe should a mobile device get compromised.
- By enforcing strong authentication as a part of a comprehensive security policy, your staff will be required to use more than one form of authentication. Multifactor authentication options include manually typed passwords, badge RFID contactless smartcards, and biometrics such as facial or finger print reader recognition.
- Role-based delivery of information limits application access to only those who are authorized to access it. For example, IT departments can create profiles for administrative employees to access admission or discharge applications, while nurses may only have access to rounds and medication information. A cardiologist in the hospital may access specific scans, MRIs, and vital lab results. By limiting data access to only those who are authorized, IT managers can significantly reduce exposure to data security breaches.
- For customers who need more than timeout-based workstation locking, MCC improves security by recognizing when a specific individual walks away from the workstation, and immediately locks the screen.
