Hospital Data Protections in the Cloud
Protecting hospital data must be a top priority for professionals in the healthcare industry today. Computer hackers are increasingly more agile, gaining access to areas once thought to be highly secure. However, there must also be a happy medium between security and navigability by the average user.
Many systems are designing their solutions without considering the user. The user, having a difficult time working with the solution, will find ways to make it easier. Once they do that, the security protocols become irrelevant, leading to a possible compromise of hospital data.
Healthcare data is quite sensitive, and it often includes information that can lead to stolen identity and theft when it is breached. However, users need access to this data, often times in an effort to save their lives. One thought in the industry is to start assessing the user and building security around their needs instead of creating a wall that surrounds the entire environment.
In other industries, it’s actually the norm to have the system built around the needs of the user, but given the sensitivity of hospital data; the user takes second place to security. Moving forward, building solutions around healthcare providers should include better communication and getting feedback from users about how they prefer to manage their workflow.
Medical imaging is definitely part of the problem that healthcare providers deal with on a daily basis, especially where access is concerned. However, cloud-based vendors are providing a solid, usable, and secure environment that looks at the users’ needs first. However, there are no shortcuts when it comes to security in the cloud. In fact, the best vendors build in excellent safety measures, disaster recovery protocols and business continuity solutions that don’t get in the way of daily users.
By utilizing cloud-based image management solutions, hospitals are freeing up server space by storing their medical images with the third party on their secure servers. Many are using Level IV datacenters that have several forms of security. Furthermore, they’re backing up data at other datacenters, which means if one datacenter goes down, the information will be available through the other datacenters.
At OffSite Image Management, Inc., we are protecting our clients’ data with our robust cloud management solutions. We make business continuity planning safe, affordable and easy. We pledge to protect your organization’s data, allow immediate access to stored records, and give you the ability to maintain normal operations with little to no inconvenience, even as an “IT disaster” is occurring.
We utilize top-notch data centers with dual clustered servers, end-to-end 128-bit encryption for file transfers, compliance on all compression ratios, real-time data replication and 99.9 percent uptime. From the smallest rural provider to the largest hospital groups, our solutions are built to make image management easier, more reliable, and always available. Contact us today and let’s talk about your image management needs.