We
see a lot of buzz about online security when it comes to bank and personal
identification data, but not much about the security of our healthcare
information. According to the Ponemon Institute, however, in 2014 more organizations
reported a higher frequency and number of data breaches than the year prior.
The same report shows that nearly 39 million individuals have had their
“protected” healthcare information compromised in security and privacy breaches
since 2009.
The
good news is that the uptick in breaches has subsequently triggered a
prioritization of data breach prevention. The bad news is that the 2014 Verizon
Data Breach Investigations Report shows that healthcare organizations are
behind the curve when it comes to implementing efficient privacy and security
measures.
While
concerns of healthcare security go unseen by the majority of us, recent data
breaches at Target, Home Depot and several other large companies shed light on
the magnitude and severity of compromised security. In response many relatively
unknown companies are stepping forward with innovative technology capable of
turning the tide.
Specializing
in the delivery of mobile content, mobile payment solutions and products
through strategic partnerships, license agreements, and joint ventures,
Consorteum Holdings offers mobile initiatives that benefit multiple business
verticals; among them, mobile health care.
Consorteum’s
359 Thin Client Server / Hybrid Mobile Application, provides the HIPPA-required
security for health care transactions. Another perk of the technology? Cost
savings. By nature, the health care industry is extremely labor and record
intensive, which translates into expensive. Consorteum’s solution, developed by
its 359 subsidiary, allows patients secure access to their own medical
information, thereby minimizing unnecessary expenses.
359
also developed Consorteum’s Universal Mobile Interface (UMI) platform, the
first universal mobile content delivery solution available that is based on
web-standards and is carrier, operating system, and device agnostic. The UMI
platform could include optimized patient data processing and reduced costs as
in the following examples:
•
Secure account access and mobile health records (Clients can success
appointment and results information as well as review health records)
•
Medication notifications and automatic refills (It is often critical that
medications not be combined, mobile records could save lives)
•
Real-time insurance co-pay information for prescriptions
•
Records update for emergency personnel (Having access to a patient’s medical
history will save time and assist in emergency treatment)
•
Non-emergency medical inquiries (Medical practitioners can avoid expense visits
by interacting with patients online or mobile)
Verizon’s
report shows that the biggest sources of breaches in the healthcare industry is
loss or theft of employee’s devices (laptops, hard drives, USB drives, etc.),
further compounded by a lack of encryption. By putting patients at the center
of their own healthcare information, Consorteum offers healthcare providers a
way to reduce labor costs while mitigating the risk of security breach among
their staff.
For
more information, visit www.consorteum.com
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