7 Medical delivers secure, on-demand environment for Resiant Networks' HIPAA compliance management tool
MINNEAPOLIS—November 2, 2006—7 Medical Systems™, LLC, a leader in on-demand software, technology and IT services for the healthcare industry, today announced that Resiant NetworksSM, Inc. has selected 7 Medical as its exclusive healthcare application hosting provider for its CMofficeŽ solution, an online software tool for managing compliance with the privacy and security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
HIPAA posed significant and sweeping changes to how the healthcare industry would handle and protect patient information. In response to HIPAA compliance needs, Resiant Networks developed and offers the CMoffice solution, a comprehensive yet simple, easy-to-use, and affordable online software application to help healthcare organizations, large or small, organize and manage their HIPAA privacy and security compliance and train their workers.
As an on-demand solution, CMoffice provides healthcare organizations with a flexible, scalable HIPAA compliance solution at an affordable monthly subscription fee. A small healthcare clinic can subscribe to CMoffice for as low as $30 per month for up to five users. The month-to-month subscription delivers low risk because clients are not locked into long-term contracts.
"We chose to host CMoffice with 7 Medical because they employ industry-leading data center and storage area networking (SAN) technologies that provide the highest security, service uptimes and disaster recovery protection required by healthcare organizations and HIPAA," said Grant Peterson, chief executive officer of Resiant Networks. "The team at 7 Medical provides invaluable hands-on clinical experience that is largely unavailable from other data center operations. Having 24/7 access to a support team with extensive clinical and technical expertise really tipped the scale for us."
"CMoffice is an innovative solution that makes it easier for healthcare organizations and workers to understand and manage HIPAA privacy and security compliance," said Jason Studsrud, chief executive officer of 7 Medical Systems. "We're pleased to be selected by Resiant Networks to play a vital role in enabling healthcare providers to meet the security rules of HIPAA by assuring the integrity and availability of its CMoffice solution. We're strategically focused on combining our clinical and technical knowledge with the data storage, backup and disaster recovery operations necessary to safeguard HIPAA information."
In addition to hosting the CMoffice HIPAA compliance solution, 7 Medical provides healthcare clients a unique blend of first-hand clinical and technical expertise across a complete continuum of care, including on-demand solutions for electronic health record (EHR), electronic medical record (EMR), patient management systems (PMS) and digital imaging.
About CMoffice
CMoffice is a comprehensive software suite with tools for managing HIPAA privacy and security compliance, including administration, compliance, training, reference and electronic document exchange. CMoffice simplifies and automates HIPAA compliance tasks by providing easy-to-navigate reference tools, convenient compliance checklists, template forms, online training programs, reporting functions and secure email to guide healthcare organizations through the compliance process. The service enables healthcare providers to save time and meet HIPAA compliance using a Web-based environment accessible anywhere, anytime. The month-to-month, subscription-based service provides healthcare organizations with an extremely affordable, low-risk way to achieve and maintain HIPAA compliance. For more information, visit http://www.cmoffice.com.
About HIPAA Privacy and Security
While HIPAA was signed into operation in 1996, its privacy and security rules did not take effect until 2003 and 2005 respectively. The HIPAA privacy rule is intended to protect the confidentiality of a patient's individual health information by limiting the use and disclosure of such information. The security standards protect electronic health information systems from improper access or alteration, requiring administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect patient information. HIPAA applies to all healthcare organizations that come into contact with patients' protected health information.
About Resiant Networks
Resiant Networks is a leading developer and provider of an online compliance management solution that enables healthcare organizations to meet the privacy and security standards of HIPAA. Headquartered in Edina, Minn., Resiant Networks' "Compliance Made Easy" strategy delivers HIPAA compliance in a browser-based environment for anywhere, anytime access and affordable monthly payments. Founded in 2001, the company completed extensive research and development and launched its Web-based CMoffice compliance management service in 2006. Healthcare entities of all sizes and specialties across the nation use CMoffice to manage all aspects of HIPAA privacy and security compliance. For more information, visit http://www.resiantnetworks.com.
About 7 Medical Systems, LLC
7 Medical Systems™, LLC is a leading provider of on-demand software, technology and IT services to the healthcare industry. The Minneapolis-based company combines a unique blend of hands-on clinical and technical expertise to enable healthcare organizations that do not have the time, technical know-how or wherewithal to deploy cost-effective, productivity-enhancing technology services for critical business applications. Rather than investing capital to build out network infrastructure and incurring expenses for software and technical IT resources, healthcare companies outsource these critical functions to 7 Medical. On-demand services are hosted in
7 Medical's secure, redundant data center that ensures 24/7 trouble-free operation and support with inherent disaster recovery benefits. Healthcare organizations trade in hefty capital expenses for affordable monthly usage fees-paying only for what they use. For more information, visit http://www.7medical.com.
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7 Medical Systems™ and the 7 Medical Systems logo are trademarks of 7 Medical Systems, LLC. CMoffice and the CMoffice logo are registered trademarks, and Resiant Networks is a service mark, of Resiant Networks, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Media Contact:
Loan D. Gordon
7 Medical Systems, LLC
952.230.9220
lgordon@7medical.com
