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Intellitactics' RX for HIPAA Compliance with Frank Irving from Advanced for Healthcare Executives

(Aprl 16, 2008)-- Intellitactics announced it is hosting a free on-demand podcast entitled "Information Security in Healthcare-Why Compliance Pays." The podcast is one in a series of "First Person" podcasts that explore topics related to security management and feature experts in the areas of management, compliance, and security technology. Sunil Bhargava, Intellitactics Chief Technology Officer, talks with Frank Irving, Editor of Advance for Healthcare Executives, on the importance of policies and controls and why risk assessment, proactive security practices, and deliberate log management are critical components of an effective and efficient information security program.

Irving examines reasons why healthcare organizations fail to properly fund security initiatives; discusses ways in which security executives can integrate information security processes into their risk activities, motivate business leaders to proactively address security needs, and facilitate the audit process; and provides information on resources available to help executives implement, evaluate, and manage their information security programs. The podcast is available on-demand at intellitactics.com/healthcare.

"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations to enforce security controls that promote the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all personal health information. Failure to comply can lead to penalties and, even more important, could erode the trust that patients have in their provider," explains Bhargava. "This is Health Information Privacy and Security Week. Several of our customers, representing different types of healthcare organizations, are experiencing great success using a SIEM to verify and validate compliance with HIPAA standards and, at the same time, are reporting more and more efficient and effective security operations function. It's our goal to provide products, like our new SAFE appliances, that are simple-to-deploy and easy-to-use so that any organization can experience ROI from their information security investments and their compliance spend."

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