HIPAA
Compliance
Solution Union knows our healthcare clients
have HIPAA-compliance responsibilities, and
we are here to help. Our systems and services
are designed for absolute security and privacy,
so we integrate perfectly with your HIPAA
compliance efforts, including HIPAA online
backup.
The
HIPAA Privacy Rule | The
Bottom Line | The
HIPAA Security Rule |
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The
HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA's Privacy Rule, among other things,
sets minimum standards for the protection
of confidential patient information, called
PHI or "Protected Health Information".
PHI must be protected against all "reasonably
anticipated" threats, physical and electronic.
For the average health care provider or health
plan, the Privacy Rule requires that certain
requirements are met, such as:
• Providing
information to patients about their privacy
rights and how their information
can be used
• Adopting clear privacy procedures
for its practice,
hospital, or plan
• Training employees so that they understand
the
privacy procedures
• Designating an individual to be responsible
for seeing
that the privacy procedures
are adopted and followed
• Securing patient records containing
individually
identifiable health information
so that they are not
readily available to those
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Solution
Union is a premier online data backup provider
for healthcare entities utilizing best practice
data-serving technology and security software.
This means that the health data you backup
online and store with Solution Union's OBM
is protected to standards that meet or exceed
HIPAA's requirements.
Currently, the algorithm that we are using
to encrypt your files is 128-bit Twofish.
It is a block cipher designed by Counterpane
Labs, which was also one of the five Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) finalists chosen
by the National Institute of Standard and
Technology (NIST). It has been subjected to
frequent public reviews, but no known attack
against this algorithm has been reported.
It would require 8.77 x 1017 years to crack
our 128-bit encryption! |
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The
Bottom Line
Your patients' PHI will always remain safe, secure,
and private with our HIPAA-compliant Online Backup
Manager. |
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The
HIPAA Security Rule
HIPAA's Security Rule establishes a new term:
"ePHI", or "Electronic Protected
Health Information". ePHI is any PHI
that is in electronic or digital form. With
the increasing use of computers and networks,
PHI is increasingly becoming ePHI.
From patient tracking, to testing and diagnosis,
to treatment and care, the medical community
is creating mountains of electronic health
information that has to be protected. And
Solution Union's Online Backup Manager software
is the best data backup and protection solution
available.
The Security Rule (section 164) specifically
requires, among other things, that the following
safeguards be used to protect ePHI:
1. Data Backup
Plan - 164.308(a)(7)
2. Disaster Recovery Plan -164.308(a)(7)
3. Emergency Mode Operations Plan - 164.308(a)(7)
4. Emergency Access Procedures - 164.312(a)(1)
5. Data Backup & Storage - 164.310(d)(1)
6. Contingency Operations - 164.310(a)(1)
7. Encryption & Decryption - 164.312(a)(1)
and 164.312(e)(1) |
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1. Data
Backup Plan
Leading IT experts agree that backing
up critical data frequently and offsite
is one of the best ways to protect your
business, and reduce your risk from
data losses. Your data backup plan should
include Solution Union's OBM, the most
secure, cost-effective choice for data
backup. We offer companies of all sizes
a highly-secure and centralized backup
strategy even if their network has been
decentralized all without having to
invest thousands of dollars for upkeep. |
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2. Disaster
Recovery Plan
In an uncertain world, a disaster recovery
plan is worth its weight in gold, especially
where critical patient data is involved.
After a disaster, secure and immediate
access to your data is crucial element
of the disaster recovery process. If
your own servers and networks are down
or damaged, rely on Solution Union's
OBM to keep your data safe and accessible
whenever and wherever you need it. |
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3. Emergency
Mode Operations Plan
Some disasters and emergencies last
longer than others. If you have to execute
your Emergency Mode Ops Plan, it means
you’re dealing with an extended
outage of your normal operations. In
such a scenario, Solution Union's OBM
is your most reliable and secure data
resource. You can run your operations
from almost anywhere as long as you
have your data. And nobody provides
safer, more secure storage and access
to your data than our OBM. |
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4. Emergency
Access Procedures
Emergency access may be needed for any
number of reasons: a fire or flood in
your building; a sudden legal challenge;
or the death of a key IT employee. Just
as with Emergency Mode Operations and
Disaster Recovery, Solution Union facilitates
secure, 24/7 access to your data whenever
and wherever you need it. |
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5. Data
Backup and Storage
Threats to your data can come from many
directions: human error; theft or sabotage;
device failures; etc. That's why an
essential requirement of HIPAA’s
Security Rule is data backup and storage.
Experts universally agree that offsite
storage, done right, is more secure
than onsite storage, and reduces your
risk of important data loss. With Solution
Union's OBM, you can restore your data
in mere seconds, all the way back to
when you first started with OBM. |
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6. Contingency
Operations
As with Emergency Mode Operations, Contingency
Operations require you to keep working
under difficult circumstances. When
your operating environment is uncertain
or in flux, Solution Union's OBM is
your rock-solid data resource, protecting
your digital assets from hackers, natural
disasters or a simple computer crash
everyday of the year. |
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7. Encryption
and Decryption
Because it protects data from prying
eyes, encryption and decryption were
made an essential HIPAA requirement.
Solution Union's OBM process compresses
and encrypts prior to transmitting over
a secure internet channel (SSL), so
rest assured your data is safe. Our
128-bit SSL encryption is 100% guaranteed. |
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Solution Union's OBM helps
you fulfill your HIPAA Compliance Requirements
with its online backup. Like HIPAA Compliance
itself, protecting your critical data
is a huge responsibility. Because we
built our systems and services for specifically
for security and privacy, HIPAA Covered
Entities can rely on our Online Backup
Manager to blend seamlessly with their
HIPAA compliance efforts.
Solution Union is a premier online data
backup provider for HIPAA Covered Entities,
utilizing best practice data-serving
technology and security software. With
no installation fees or additional equipment
to purchase, you can start protecting
your data right now. Online data backup
is becoming the industry standard and
through Solution Union you receive access
to secure online data storage with prices
as low as $1 per GB! |
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Protecting the integrity of your business’
data storage is key to the productivity and
performance of your company. That’s
why thousands of businesses of all sizes are
choosing Solution Union's Online Backup Manager
to provide offsite data protection.
Our online backup software protects your company
from the headaches of data loss and provides
peace of mind for a very low monthly rate.
Protecting your information is fast and easy,
choose your solution today! |
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