Insight Outlines Top Five Traits of Strong Mobile Security in the Healthcare Industry
15 October 2015 - 11:30PM
From hospital emergency rooms to the local doctor’s office,
healthcare providers are increasingly reliant on mobile devices as
core elements of the care delivery experience for patients.
Recognizing the explosive growth of mobile devices in healthcare,
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSIT) U.S. Operations released
its list of the top five things healthcare organizations should
look for when choosing mobile security software.
Insight Enterprises: Top Five Key
Factors For Mobile Security in Healthcare
- Purpose-built for healthcare – Providers
should look for software that was built specifically for the
healthcare industry and has content classifiers to sort crucial
healthcare data, such as medical terms and patient identification
numbers.
- Compliance savvy – It is critical that
software provides easy-to-use templates for compliance mandates,
such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) and the Affordable Care Act. This helps eliminate manual
processes that often bog down IT staff.
- Accommodates unstructured data – Mobile
security solutions must support large volumes of unstructured
content, such as lab results and X-rays, which are more difficult
to adhere to compliance standards. Providers should consider secure
content containers and secure messaging platforms that can protect
sensitive data while at rest and in flight.
- Secures endpoints and network – Patients,
visitors, and clinicians all roam throughout healthcare facilities
with mobile devices. This requires a solution that can enable the
mobile workforce and protect against data theft while also
improving the patient experience. IT should consider
implementing a context-aware access control system capable of
providing granular access based on ID, role, device type, location,
time of day, etc.
- Flexible deployment – Providers should ensure
that mobile security solutions can be deployed both for on-premise
infrastructure and cloud environments. Cloud-based solutions are
useful for healthcare workers moving around hospitals and clinics,
who still require access to applications and real-time
information.
“Whether you are tasked with running an
international business or 500 bed hospital, data security is an
extremely critical issue, and one that has caused a lot of
headaches this past year,” said Dave Cristal, VP and GM, Insight
Public Sector. “With more physicians and clinical staff members
using smartphones and tablets as part of their daily work, the
opportunities for security breaches drastically increases. It’s
vital for providers to take the necessary steps to protect their
data, while using the latest intelligent technology solutions to
improve patient care.”
With more than 5,000 top technology partners and
an experienced healthcare team, Insight can design and deploy a
mobility security solution that protects data without sacrificing
agility or speed. For more information on Insight,
visit http://www.insight.com/ or call 1.800.INSIGHT.
About Insight
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healthcare and educational institutions, Insight empowers clients
with Intelligent Technology™ solutions to realize their goals. As a
Fortune 500-ranked global provider of hardware, software, cloud and
service solutions, our 5,400 teammates provide clients the guidance
and expertise needed to select, implement and manage complex
technology solutions to drive business outcomes. Through our
world-class people, partnerships, services and delivery solutions,
we help businesses run smarter. Discover more at insight.com.
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CHUCK KING
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
TEL. (480) 409-6390
EMAIL: CHUCK.KING@INSIGHT.COM
JOE MCGURK
Sloane & Company
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