Security – Keep Your Head In The Clouds
Security – Keep Your Head In The Clouds
The cloud is still a mystery to many and when it comes to cloud security regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) compliance and your patients’ protected health information (PHI), the unanswered questions you may have can lead to a lot of stress. We’re here to help make your life easier, so we’ll put this in plain and simple terms. Here are the necessities that make for HIPAA compliant secure hosting and cloud storage solutions. Making sure your hosting and/or cloud storage provider ticks these boxes ensures adherence to the security standards that are required to keep your patients’ PHI, your practice, and your reputation safe.
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
- Encrypted VPN
- Firewall
- Offsite backups
- Physical safeguards
- Private hosting environment
- SSAE 18 Certification
- SSL Certificates
Cloud computing is an impossible-to-ignore convenience and EZClaim Cloud provides the best of both worlds – the ability to work wherever you want and the peace of mind that comes with knowing your practice and patient data are protected on secure servers with nightly backups. EZClaim Cloud uses Netgain, the industry standard for secure and scalable HIPAA compliant for hosting and secure cloud storage. Rest assured EZClaim Cloud has the security of you and your patients’ PHI covered in every respect.Â
Not to mention EZClaim Cloud gives you these additional benefits:Â
- Automatic upgrades
- Data Permissions Control
- Less onsite technical support
- No Contracts
- Program support
- Works on all Operating Systems
If you would like to dig deeper to get extensive information regarding HIPAA compliance and the cloud computing environment, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing.
If you like the sound of the outstanding benefits that EZClaim Cloud provides backed by Netgain, a leader in secure cloud-based hosting and storage, we invite you to learn more or upgrade your account today.
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