Blue Ridge Networks Launches HIPAAGUARD, Healthcare's First Guaranteed HIPAA-Compliant Network.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers Unprecedented Pledge Provides Customers With Definitive Financial Security; Company to Sponsor New HIPAAINFO.US Web Portal See portal. Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Networks today became the first company to offer a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) that guarantees compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ). The company has stated that it will pay any of its customers' HIPAA penalties that directly result from failure of its secure transaction network, HIPAAGUARD. Organizations affected by HIPAA are scrambling to meet compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). . The law, which begins to take effect in October, contains stringent provisions governing the security and privacy of computerized patient data in transit between healthcare providers, insurers and other companies covered by the law. The purpose of the provisions is to prevent unauthorized access and disclosure to personal medical records and health data. VPNs are seen as the solution to using the Internet to transmit sensitive patient health information, but the highest security technologies are required. "HIPAA has four basic requirements for network transmission-authentication, encryption, audit trails and event reporting. Misrouted packets on the network or unauthorized user access to patient information are real threats to HIPAA compliance," says Bob Hartnett, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of Blue Ridge Networks. "Our sophisticated network service, HIPAAGUARD, is based upon technologies that we have provided to the federal intelligence community for over 10 years. "We're so confident in our technology that we are the first to guarantee its compliance with the HIPAA requirements. Our legacy in secure communications networks for the government makes this possible." Jason Wright Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982 in Diamond Bar, California) is an American football halfback who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. , leader of Frost & Sullivan's security technologies group adds, "The HIPAAGUARD guarantee illustrates Blue Ridge Networks' commitment to high security communications and will ease concerns healthcare organizations have about the secure transmission of patient data with the HIPAA compliance deadlines fast approaching". New One-Stop Information Portal In addition to the launch of its VPN solution, Blue Ridge Networks is sponsoring a new, online information portal to educate users about the full range of HIPAA compliance issues - beyond just VPN. The site, located at www.hipaainfo.us, features Dr. Keith Ivey of Private Care National Association and will also feature guest editors and writers from the healthcare industry. "HIPAAINFO.US is not a commercial site, but intended to act as a repository for collecting and distributing useful HIPAA information free of charge," Ivey said. "There is a free HIPAA Compliance Guide that acts as a roadmap for navigating through the HIPAA laws as written. In time we intend to make fully available the best practices around the industry that healthcare professionals have created and want to make available to others." About Blue Ridge Networks Blue Ridge Networks provides secure networks for the United States intelligence community Noun 1. United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence and commercial enterprises worldwide. With over 11,000 sites and over 100,000 users in 34 countries, Blue Ridge Networks has led the way in Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology creation and deployment for over 10 years. As the only secure network provider to earn the Security Proof of Concept Key (SPOCK Spock , Benjamin McLane 1903-1998. American pediatrician, educator, and writer. His book Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946, had a great influence on child-rearing. Noun 1. ) validation from the Department of Defense, Blue Ridge guarantees its performance in the critical areas of secure network transmission for those users seeking to send sensitive information via the Internet. The company is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia and more information is available at www.blueridgenetworks.com. |
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