Healthcare providers who seek HIPAA help from their IT vendors as compliance dates draw near might check out Blue Ridge Networks' HIPAAGUARD. The provider of virtual private network (VPN) solutions guarantees HIPAA compliance when transmitting protected health information over their networks-including the pledge to pay penalties or fines that result from the failure of their secure transaction network.
Blue Ridge Networks has signed up Atlanta-based MC Strategies as its first HIPAAGUARD customer. MC Strategies will use the VPN service, which features integration of public key authentication and encryption technology, to provide a secure Internet connection to client hospitals. The hospitals can then scan sensitive medical documents and transmit them to MC Strategies' healthcare coding experts at remote locations throughout the country. In turn, the consultants can conduct reviews and provide coding services for compliance and reimbursement support without being on-site at the hospitals. For details on HIPAAGUARD, visit www.rsleads.com/211ht-201.
