Healthcare Security Solutions

The passage of the HITECH Act and the push for adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is creating unprecedented amounts of health information in digital form. While EHRs confer many advantages for both patients and providers, they also generate risk that must be managed effectively. Simultaneously, healthcare organizations are increasingly demanding the ability for universal connectivity and seamless usage of smartphones and tablets. The convergence of these factors has led to a proliferation of breaches in recent months (making healthcare one of the most breached industries), which can affect many individuals in a single incident. Recent legislation has made the consequences of such breaches disastrous.

Having a comprehensive picture of where data is, how it is used, and who is accessing it can go a long way to maintaining integrity of patient records, preventing negative press, and avoiding substantial fines and penalties. With a "perfect storm" brewing of looming federal audits, penalties under Meaningful Use, and the Breach Notification Rule, a level of federal scrutiny exists that threatens those organizations that have not planned for, understood, and continually managed the security risks they now face.

Dell SecureWorks can help strengthen your organization's security posture by addressing the following areas of compliance and emerging threats: