Director of the Nortel Networks Global Security Practice Jeff Recor Joins Board of Advisors for Caducian; Recor Brings System Security and Network Design Expertise to Caducian.Business Editors & Health/Medical/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--May 23, 2001 Caducian Inc., a health technology company, announced today that Jeff Recor, Director of the Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony Global Security Practice, is joining Caducian as a member of the Caducian Board of Advisors. As the Director at Nortel, a recognized global leader in optical and wireless technologies, Recor is also responsible for brand awareness, Intellectual Property creation, and integrating security expertise into all Nortel Networks products and services. "Jeff's experience with secure network architecture and his 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, ) awareness gives Caducian a tremendous advantage," said Caducian 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. Kinn Moursund. "He helps us create a workable balance of three key concerns: security, privacy and availability of patient data." Recor has over 15 years experience consulting with companies in security and network design and has led the automation efforts for several Fortune 500 companies. He is also a professor at Walsh College and is a writer and lecturer on security and networking topics. "Caducian brings together the promise of technology with the practical needs of physicians and researchers," said Recor. "Keeping the information secure and private is as important to us as gathering it in the first place. Fortunately, from a security standpoint, we have the capability and expertise to keep both the network and data highly secure." The Caducian System will allow authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: individuals an extensive view and analysis of a patient's continuous data flows from a variety of clinical monitoring Clinical monitoring - Oversight and administrative efforts that monitor a participant's health during a clinical trial. The government and other clinical trial funding agencies require data and safety monitoring boards to oversee clinical trials. devices. Data mining and analysis of the information flows from these devices will be explored with sophisticated algorithms as well as analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. by Caducian's patented software for clinical decision making support. Headquarters for Caducian is in Austin, Texas. The software development is underway in Caducian's San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. offices. Clinical development is underway at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. About Caducian Inc. Caducian Inc. is a privately held health technology company developing ways to improve patient care and provide secure clinical monitored data flows to pharmaceutical, insurance and health information services See Information Systems. companies. Caducian is assisting physicians in critical care decision-making by integrating clinical monitors, computer hardware, software, wireless transport processes and analytical tools. Caducian has patented clinical decision-making support software combined with patent-pending technology solutions. The Caducian System conveys information and analysis from diverse devices monitoring the patient's condition to those approved to receive the data -- and secure from those who should not have access to potentially sensitive information. For more information please visit www.caducian.com. |
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