Emtec, Inc. Expands Healthcare Offerings Through New Partnerships With BridgeHead and FairWarning.Partnerships Provide Healthcare Organizations with Solutions to Improve Storage Efficiency and Cost as well as Help Meet Stringent Security and Privacy Compliance Requirements MARLTON, N.J. -- Emtec, Inc.[R] (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ETEC ETEC enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. ETEC Enterotoxic Escherichia coli, see there ), a systems integrator, announced today the expansion of its healthcare offerings through two new partnerships - FairWarning[R], a supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions, and BridgeHead bridge·head n. 1. a. A fortified position from which troops defend the end of a bridge nearest the enemy. b. A forward position seized by advancing troops in enemy territory as a foothold for further advance. Software, a leading provider of Healthcare Data Management (HDM HDM - SPECIAL ) software for healthcare institutions worldwide. These partnerships provide Emtec clients innovative solutions to help meet compliance, security and 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, ) requirements associated with electronic health record (EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND ) implementation. With the implementation of EHR systems, healthcare organizations are experiencing an increase in privacy incidents involving employees and affiliates conducting inappropriate and illegal patient record access. By partnering with FairWarning, Emtec clients can now implement the Privacy Surveillance application, built on Sun Microsystems' technology, to systematically identify users who are engaging in improper patient access patterns indicative of snooping, identity theft or other malicious behaviors. Currently deployed in over 250 hospitals and over 900 clinics, FairWarning provides out-of-the-box support for over 100 leading EHR systems such as Epic, Cerner, Eclipsys, GE, McKesson, MEDITECH, and Siemens. In addition to privacy concerns, EHR brings increased data storage needs as healthcare facilities are required by law to maintain EHRs for up to two years after an individual is deceased. This is a significant requirement as it can substantially raise storage costs for healthcare organizations where budgets are tight. Through its partnership with BridgeHead, Emtec now offers healthcare data management solutions with a low TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) that help reduce storage costs, improve disaster recovery, and help healthcare organizations to meet these compliancy requirements. BridgeHead's HEAT (Healthcare Enterprise Archive Topology), also built on Sun Microsystems' technology, provides seamless integration with PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. (Picture Archiving and Communications System), HCIS HCIS Health Care Information System (British Library) HCIS Hwa Chong International School (Singapore) HCIS Homenet Computers Internet Services (Australia) (Healthcare Information Systems), and medical records systems to protect, preserve, and provide centralized access to healthcare data. The appliance can be optionally upgraded to include BridgeHead's PACStore software, a vendor-neutral DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. (Digital Imaging in Communications and Medicine) archive. PACStore enables HEAT to receive data from any modality or digital imaging system that supports the DICOM protocol. This allows for easy access to PACS data even if the application of choice changes in the future. "As healthcare organizations migrate to EHR systems they are looking for solutions that are cost-effective, easy to manage and help address the numerous HIPAA mandates," said Chris Mallazzo, Director of Healthcare Solutions, Emtec, Inc. "Partnering with healthcare technology leaders such as BridgeHead Software and FairWarning[R] demonstrates our ongoing commitment to developing "best-in-class" solutions for our healthcare clients." Emtec provides a number of healthcare solutions and services including caregiver mobility, mobile clinical workstations, healthcare data management, information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. , server and storage virtualization, user identity management, Software Services including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , Application Development and QA/BA expertise, as well as design and implementation of network infrastructure. For more information on Emtec's healthcare solutions, please visit: http://www.emtecinc.com/marketfocus/commercial_healthcare.asp About Emtec, Inc. Emtec, Inc. established in 1964, is a systems integrator, providing services and products to the federal, state, local, education and commercial markets. Emtec operates two business segments: Emtec Infrastructure Services and Emtec Global Services. Emtec's Infrastructure Services Division provides IT transformation & optimization consulting, business service management, enterprise architecture, data management and integration services. Emtec Global Services expertise includes software development, software consulting, business analysis, quality assurance, and testing. For more information visit www.emtecinc.com. |
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