30075 Greenfield Rd., Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: (248) 290-2940
Fax: (248) 290-2941
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July 2007 - Operations Security
By, Charles Stoia, Operations Manager
We live in a world of data interconnection. Everyone is sharing
data via the Internet and through virtual private networks to
accomplish business in our tech driven economy. In healthcare,
the HIPPA act of 1996 has and continues to change the way we are
allowed to share and report information. HIPPA has required that
healthcare providers and hospitals secure their networks to protect
patients from unauthorized dissemination of their records and
demographic information.
As a billing service, our focus is the security of your patient’s
demographic information that could be used to steal a patient’s
identity. Our database system is a proprietary Unix based
system. The database exists behind a hardware firewall with a
high level of data encryption. NMS maintains a corporate cross
network anti-virus solution that monitors all computers inside our
physical network. We have also made the decision to not allow any
wireless access into our network. The inherent vulnerabilities of
a wireless network do not lend themselves to the security level that
today’s reality demands.
Another vital aspect of securing your patient data is the security in
place at your office. Do your computers have up to date
anti-virus software? Are you running a wireless network within
your office? Is the wireless network using WEP encryption?
What level of encryption? If you are unsure of the answers to any
of these questions you may have vulnerability within your network.
In addition to providing you the highest level of expertise in
processing your patient accounts, NMS also provides IT services to its
clients. Let us evaluate your network and determine if your
network is healthy, stable and secure.
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