Enterprise Imaging: Page 1185

Encryption is key to medical data security
By Eric Barnes
Even though the U.S. government wrote them, the almost-final security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are more complicated than they sound. For one thing, they describe the results of security measures rather than the systems that support them. For another, computers and networks are easy to fool. Encryption is the key to most aspects of security, says one expert.
September 18, 2000
Disaster recovery plans crucial for PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
With final security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act expected to be enacted by November, hospitals need to evaluate their disaster recovery and data backup plans for their PACS networks.
September 18, 2000
Security measures can prevent PACS hack attacks
By Eric Barnes
Just as a hacker might target a personal computer through its e-mail program, someone looking to destroy a radiology practice -- its PACS, billing, or medical records support systems -- would attack a system's data-warehouse host servers.
September 18, 2000
RIS and PACS users must prepare for future data migration
By Erik L. Ridley
When moving to a digital environment for radiology images and reports, healthcare institutions have to address how or whether to bring paper records and hard-copy films into the digital realm. But planning for the future integrity and smooth migration of digitally stored images and reports to subsequent data management systems may be just as important.
September 18, 2000
Biometrics comes of age as security takes center stage
By Eric Barnes
Medical data security covers everthing from the transmission, archiving, and distribution of information all the way to authentication -- making sure users are who they say they are. Biometric authentication isn't science fiction anymore. It's here, and it's starting to get noticed as security needs converge with rapid advances in technology.
September 18, 2000
InSite One forms alliance with AzHHA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 17, 2000
Sectra lands $1.2 million PACS order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 17, 2000
Jackson Heart Study picks Camtronics image management system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 14, 2000
e-MedSoft.com, Scott & White Hospital extend telemedicine services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 14, 2000
Cedara posts lower Q4 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 14, 2000
Pitch ‘way cool’ technology, healthy returns to win IS support for PACS, advises MGH expert
By Erik L. Ridley
How can prospective PACS purchasers secure the cooperation of hospital chief information officers (CIO) for digital image management? "Show them exactly what PACS is so they can understand [the technology], how you’re going to work together, and how PACS will make them popular," according to MGH PACS expert Dr. Keith Dreyer.
September 13, 2000
GE unveils Web-based performance management tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 7, 2000
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