Security as the Standard: Utilizing the Cloud for Private Healthcare Data

The following is a guest article by Jim Cropper, Director of Sales at Brother International Healthcare technology development and modern security needs are continually evolving, calling for a shift toward digitization and interoperability to facilitate easier access to information, and more efficient and effective healthcare delivery. The proof of this is in the 78% of office-based physicians and 96% of non-federal acute care hospitals in the U.S. that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. This means that paper documents and manila folders are no longer sufficient to meet today’s healthcare privacy needs – instead, healthcare professionals are shifting their confidential documents and storing patient records in the Cloud for efficiency, security, and cost-effectiveness. As more healthcare data is sent to the Cloud, security takes center stage.   Today, advanced security measures like encryption and access controls help to protect data from unauthorized access, which is important for patient privacy and allows institutions to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But the fact of the matter is the vast number of documents in the health sector that need to be scanned, printed, and secured proves the Cloud to be the most viable and reliable option. The Cloud allows employees to securely send and edit documents from any location with their phones, laptops, MFPs, and...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Security and Privacy Brother International Digital Transformation Healthcare Cloud Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare Security HIPAA Jim Cropper patient data Source Type: blogs