Health Care

The health care industry relies on constant connectivity, reliable storage and enhanced security to provide efficient patient care. Health care organizations need constant uptime - patients' lives rely on accessible medical information. Storage needs are essential for the healthcare industry, with copious medical files kept on servers. Security is of great importance to health care providers - HIPAA regulations stipulate that patient data be protected from theft and accidental disclosure.

The health care industry needs to provide its physicians and staff with real-time constant access to electronic medical records. Enhanced technology in the medical field helps to improve patient diagnoses and treatments. With transportable and secure Electronic Health Records (EHR) hospitals, doctors and insurance companies are able to share information instantly. Physicians and medical staff are replacing paper charts with electronic charts and prescriptions. Data-sharing improves health care, as well as reducing insurance and medical costs. VPNs are utilized to give medical staff instant access to all electronic records in order to save lives. Patient’s records need to be protected at all times, and the health care industry relies on secure connections and protected private patient data.

Insurers are looking to simplify and speed the process of insurance claims. Health care professionals have the complex role of making sure all paperwork is HIPAA compliant. An inconsistency in a patient’s record can slow medical care and insurance claims.

IPsoft provides technical services crucial to the healthcare industry: disaster recovery, security, connectivity and storage.

Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery is a HIPAA requirement. HIPAA requires moving private patient data securely, and setting up a disaster recovery site with the same level of security. Disaster recovery can include sending tape back ups off site for storage, server virtualization and failover measures. IPsoft's data backup and storage/recovery is an effective solution for healthcare providers.

Secure Transactions
Health care organizations need to provide security for patient information. The medical field relies on secure applications, web browsers, and VPNs to ensure patient privacy. IPsoft's security technology includes IPsec, SSL and firewalls to provide healthcare organizations with secure communication, data transfer and secure patient electronic health records.

Connectivity
With patients lives at stake, healthcare services rely on constant network availability. IPsoft provides 24 x 7 application and network availability to ensure uninterrupted health services. With increased Quality of Service and guaranteed bandwidth for key applications, IPsoft makes sure health care providers are up to speed.

Storage
Patient records need to be safely stored and kept available for long periods. IPsoft's expertise in data storage technology, such as NAS, SAN, iSCSI and Infiniband provides health care companies with excellent storage options. Our scalable, cost-effective solutions are the perfect fit for the health care industry.