Offers Best Practices Tips and Acts as an IT Guide for Healthcare Providers Securing ePHI on Smartphones and PDAs
McLean, Virginia, – March 19, 2008 – Trust Digital, the leading smartphone security management provider, today announced the availability of its HIPAA Security Compliance and Mobility whitepaper. This whitepaper lays the groundwork for implementing mobility best practices geared specifically toward healthcare providers so they are able to eliminate theft, prevent unauthorized access to records and reduce the threats associated with malicious attacks, which is critical to the continued use and ongoing adoption of mobility practices within the healthcare sector.
Today's smartphones and PDAs are much more powerful than PCs were just a few years ago, and they are becoming a common way of accessing and storing Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). With the Department of Health and Human Services" Office of Inspector General's (OIG) move to a more robust auditing for HIPAA Security compliance, IT departments can no longer ignore these devices within their organization.
The whitepaper is tailored for healthcare departments adopting mobility strategies and combines guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along, with the best practices from Trust Digital's customers. It also provides readers with a diagnosis and a prescription for mobility to successfully comply with the HIPAA security mandates. The steps include:
- Assessing Your User Base
- Developing Your Security Strategy
- Implementing Your Security Strategy
- Ensuring User Compliance
- Providing On-demand Reporting for Audits
COMMENTARY
"Beginning this year, the Department of Health and Human Services will begin conducting surprise audits of healthcare providers in the U.S. to ensure they are safeguarding ePHI. Trust Digital's whitepaper helps IT professionals become prepared for these audits by offering guidance to make compliance and enforcement with HIPAA's security policy easy for smartphone users," said Dan Dearing, vice president of marketing and product management at Trust Digital.
RESOURCES
- Get your copy of the Trust Digital HIPAA Security Compliance and Mobility white paper now
- Learn about security management for smartphones
- See how Trust Digital provides security management for the entire smartphone lifeycle
- Learn more about Trust Digital's unique compliance enforcement and audit capabilities
About Trust Digital
Trust Digital is the leading provider of enterprise mobility management
software for government organizations and Global 2000 companies.
IT organizations rely on our solution to cost-effectively secure,
rapidly deploy and centrally manage their smartphones. Our unique
software-overlay methodology simplifies how IT administrators and
help desk specialists implement policies, assist users and enforce
compliance for mobile applications. Our approach is unique, using
web services technology to leverage existing data center infrastructure,
thus eliminating the need to add new servers to the data center.
Our smartphone client creates uniform security and management features
across all smartphone operating systems without affecting the user
experience. For more information, please visit our website, www.trustdigital.com to
learn more about our award winning solution - Trust Digital was
the recipient of the 2007 SC Magazine Award for Best Mobile Device
Security Solution.
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