Your guide to medical data encryption and transfer for secured digital storage Key Takeaways Data security is essential in the healthcare industry for protecting confidential patient information, including images, in compliance with HIPAA regulations Multisite medical data sharing is critical in modern clinical practice and medical research Data sharing and storage must preserve individual…
Medical image data management has a lot to gain from cloud technology – here’s the why and how Key Takeaways: Before the pandemic, cloud technology was not widely used for medical image data The pandemic made healthcare professionals and executives realize that cloud technology is the future of medical imaging software and storage…
The cloud offers many benefits for medical image storage, including safety, security, accessibility, compliance, and cost savings. Key Takeaways: The increasing detail of medical images means larger files that have to be stored somewhere Creating, maintaining, and expanding an in-house medical image storage architecture is impractical and expensive Cloud medical image storage is…
Conformation to HIPAA data storage requirements is a must when it comes to local image storage — read on to understand how to be HIPAA compliant Key Takeaways: The privacy rules in the HIPAA guideline highlight the type of data that needs protection and the basic requirements for the protection mechanism The HIPAA…
Hackers are everywhere and increasingly sophisticated. Cloud PACS keep your images safe. Key Takeaways Many doctors’ offices disregard security best practices and connect their PACS servers directly to the internet without a password These unprotected servers not only expose medical imaging but also patient personal health information Exposed medical information puts patients at greater…
Stop bad actors in their tracks, safeguard patients, and stay HIPAA compliant in the cloud Key Takeaways: Most on-premises servers aren’t configured correctly for security, which leaves them at risk for cyberattacks of all kinds. Ransomware attacks most often target healthcare facilities, and even one attack can pose a serious risk to patient…
Encrypting medical image data offers extra protection against cyberattacks and other security threats Key Takeaways: Cybercriminals are always lurking, ready to intercept electronically transmitted data, and they also go after images for reasons that include insurance fraud The use of mobile devices for reviewing patient data has compounded the problem HIPAA regulations require…
A well thought out medical image storage strategy can save medical facilities time, money, and patient lives Key Takeaways: There are 5 basic factors for a successful medical image storage strategy: vendor neutrality, data encryption, scalability, compliance with standards and regulations, and leveraging The cloud Your storage strategy should be vendor-neutral to allow…
Potential cyber-attacks can cause millions of dollars in damages, and they can only be evaded with a multipronged data storage strategy Key Takeaways: Healthcare organizations have always been a target for hackers trying to steal private data Online healthcare data breaches have recently become even more frequent, resulting in a significant rise in…
Cloud-based PACS offers significant cost savings, better collaboration, and faster diagnostics. Key Takeaways: Cloud-based PACS offers efficiency and availability not available with in-house storage Security fears can be laid to rest because cloud PACS systems use the HIPAA enforcement rule and Health-Level 7 (HL7) transmission protocols to ensure data encryption. Cloud-based PACS offer…