Lake Forest Hospital Deploys F5's FirePass(R) SSL VPN for Secure Remote Access and HIPAA Compliance.SEATTLE -- Hospital lowers overhead and improves medical care with "best practice" security policies F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FFIV FFIV Final Fantasy Four (video game) ), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest Hospital is located in the city of Lake Forest, Illinois, USA. The hospital is licensed for 215 beds, and provides a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. (LFH LFH low-fragmentation heap LFH Local Failure Handler ) has deployed F5's FirePass(R) SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 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. product to provide hospital physicians, nurses, engineers, and administrative employees secure remote access to its state-of-the-art medical and administrative network applications. Through FirePass, physicians are now able to consult with nurses when working from their homes, offices, or traveling -- enabling medical professionals to deliver more flexible, higher-quality healthcare around the clock. The hospital's staff is granted application access through FirePass based on policy, user identification, and privileges, helping network administrators keep patient information secure while allowing the hospital to comply with government regulations and maintain 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, compliance. Network Engineers at LFH have configured the FirePass product with their existing Microsoft Active Directory directory service, expediting the user authentication See authentication. setup and configuration process. Deploying the FirePass appliance has also lowered operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by reducing medical transcriptionists' need for valuable office space by providing access to key applications from home. "We continue to leverage premium, cutting-edge technology to deliver high-quality, people-centered healthcare at Lake Forest Hospital," said Jay Manfred, Network Engineer at Lake Forest Hospital. "The security, flexibility, and functionality afforded by F5's FirePass product allows us to support the surrounding community with an unrivaled suite of healthcare services." "Lake Forest Hospital has set high standards in the healthcare industry and constantly strives to improve its operational efficiency, security, and patient services," said Ameet Dhillon, Director of Product Management at F5. "FirePass supports the hospital's stringent standards and delivers superior value by heightening employee productivity, mitigating operating costs, and reducing business risk." About Lake Forest Hospital The Lake Forest Hospital Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, is the umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or for Lake Forest Hospital, Dearhaven Child Care and Learning Center, Lake Forest Health & Fitness Centers, Westmoreland Nursing Center and Women's Auxiliary of Lake Forest Hospital. Lake Forest Hospital (LFH) is a fully licensed and accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. 215-bed community hospital that provides healthcare, community education, prevention, and wellness programs. With a medical staff of nearly 600 physicians, LFH offers a full range of healthcare services. Lake Forest Hospital has been named the number-one Consumer Choice hospital in Lake County, II, and Kenosha County, WI, by the independent National Research Corporation for 2005-06. LFH earned the honor for having the best doctors, best nurses, best overall image and reputation and best overall quality. For more information, visit http://www.lakeforesthospital.com. About F5 Networks F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that make applications secure, fast, and available for everyone, helping organizations get the most out of their investment. By adding intelligence and manageability into the network to offload applications, F5 optimizes applications and allows them to work faster and consume fewer resources. F5's extensible architecture intelligently integrates application optimization, protects the application and the network, and delivers application reliability -- all on one universal platform. Over 10,000 organizations and service providers worldwide trust F5 to keep their applications running. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. with offices worldwide. For more information, go to www.f5.com. This press release may contain forward looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the Company's filings with the SEC. |
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