If you are connecting two medical offices together you should use a VPN connection. This will provide an infinitely higher level of encryption if configured properly. Lewis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] medical security > Yes, but what I want to know is if I turn on WEP from the handheld to my > tower does that cover that leg. Then it comes into my POP and then is sent > back to the main office over our existing T1 to their server how would you > encrypt that portion or could you? Also, everyone keeps telling me WEP is > nothing anyway since it can be hacked easily. > > Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobby Bounds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:00 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] medical security > > > As has been stated in an earlier post, the (HIPAA, legal) security burden is > on the health care organization(s).....NOT the carrier. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Scott Damron > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] medical security > > You really Nailed that one!!! Hippa is open to interpretation, you need > to be EXTREAMLY CAREFUL when dealing with it. > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RFMS > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] medical security > > > You are being kind. Recent legislation has not only raised the bar, it > has imposed necessary restraints and safety points for those that have > this information. > > In short, from the point of demarc, like your Palm Pilot, your Compaq IQ > or whatever, it must be encrypted, to the final point of reception. Then > it may be decrypted and used for the intended purpose. Standards are in > place to determine these levels, so > please go read them. > > It is not the bandwidth provider's problem to provide security for the > user's network, but it does appear that existing laws are requiring the > bandwidth provider at the very least, be able to provide a circuit that > will allow the minimal amount of encryption PTP required by law. This > is meant to say, your network will pass at least 3DES or hopefully 56DES > encrypted data end to end. > > In other words, if your security does not meet HIPPA standards, then it > is very likely you will have to answer a lot of questions when the time > arrives for the medical institution to describe "HOW" and "WHO" is > providing the connections to the various medical facilities they work > with. > > Beware of those that don't really know what they are talking > about: particularly a Doctor or his Secretary. > > Having done this, been there and have a case of T-shirts un-worn yet, > for this type of situation to show for it, I am just saying a person > should be knowledgeable or very cautious when making decisions that > concern records of Individual Privacy. > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brendan O'Bra > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] medical security > > > You might want to at least check out HIPAA - http://www.hipaa.org/ > > Recent legislation has raised the bar on this a bit. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patti Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:34 PM > Subject: [smartBridges] medical security > > > > Is anyone using wireless to allow hospitals to transmit data to and > > from remote locations via your network? Or perhaps the visiting > > nurses association to have the nurses upload the data from the car > > when they > finish > > a home visit? I know the security involved would be considerable and > > wondered if anyone else was doing this? > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in > the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
