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Security Counts: All About Medical Data Encryption and Transfer Protocols

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…

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Medical Image Archiving Is Just Better in The Cloud

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…

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Are You Storing Patient Images Securely? It’s More Complicated Than You Think.

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…

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5 Factors to Keep in Mind While Devising a Medical Image Data Storage Strategy

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…

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Cloud-Based PACS: Everything You Need to Know About

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…