HIPAA and Device Design: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Manufacturers will soon have one more regulatory requirement to keep in mind as they develop new products. They will now have to consider how their devices can best help users to comply with the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which will go into effect on April 14, 2003. According to this rule, all individually identifiable health information must
Read the Whole Article

Products & Services
Medical Software
Medical and healthcare software is used in hospitals, clinics, and related facilities. This category includes software used to control and monitor medical devices, and software used for medical practice management and patient billing.
Network Security Services
Network security services determine vulnerability of networks to outside intruders, as well as maintain anti-viral and firewall updates and usage.
Quality Assurance and Compliance Software
Quality assurance and compliance software is used to test and inspect products and processes. These software packages are designed for activities such as compliance monitoring, project management, and product or system certification.
Enterprise Content Management Software (ECM)
Enterprise content management (ECM) software is used to produce, organize, monitor, search, retrieve, access, and archive paper documents and electronic files.
Printed Document Storage Systems
Printed document storage systems are cabinets, racks, boxes, or any product or system that is designed to store printed records.

Product Announcements
TEAM Industrial Services - Emissions Control Services
Team Industrial Services is the first and largest LDAR contractor in the United States, and has been providing verifiable Emissions Control Services (ECS) since 1980. (read more)
 

Topics of Interest

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Within the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Congress adopted a broad range of reforms and standards...

HIPA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Within the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Congress adopted a broad range of reforms and standards...

Coming Closer: The Future of Integrated Healthcare IT As the ideal draws nearer to reality, medtech manufacturers should not miss the integration bandwagon. Over the past two decades, the development...

Solutions Fast Track SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act Focus on any internal financial controls that may exist within your VoIP system. Consider applicability of cross-IT security standards to your...

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1996: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/1030_new.html Economic Espionage Act of 1996: http://www.tscm.com/USC18_90.html Health Insurance...

Product Announcements
CST - Computer Simulation Technology
CST - Computer Simulation Technology
CST - Computer Simulation Technology