I believe that HIPPA puts the responsibility on the Dr., not on the carrier. You, the carrier, do not have to do anything to carry his data. This was discussed about 1 year ago on one of the lists and the last I heard, this was the agreement.
Doug Ratcliffe wrote: > If the Doctor isn't encrypting medical-related data with SSL or VPN before > it leaves HIS network, he's violating the HIPAA guidelines. How often does > a doctor use a public wi-fi network to check on charts & labs from the > hospital via a website? The SSL is what makes it compliant, now if you're > talking about point to point (office to office) he may want to get a VPN > router. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John McDowell" <j...@boonlink.com> > To: "Motorola Canopy User Group" <motor...@wispa.org>; "WISPA General List" > <wireless@wispa.org>; "Principal WISPA Member List" <w...@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:15 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Potential Dr.'s office asking about our network and HIPAA? > > > >> We are routed, but from any computer on the network, we can go to any IP >> on >> the network. So its like our broadcast is routed, but we're still bridged? >> >> Anyhow, I have a potential Dr.'s office that is asking about the security >> of >> his information across our network until it leaves the NOC. How do you >> guys >> do network security? Vlans? PPPoE? What can we do to ensure that we can >> comply with HIPAA standards for potential clients like this? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -- >> John M. McDowell >> Boonlink Communications >> 307 Grand Ave NW >> Fort Payne, AL 35967 >> 256.844.9932 >> j...@boonlink.com >> www.boonlink.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This message contains information which may be confidential and >> privileged. >> Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), >> you may not use, copy, re-transmit, or disclose to anyone the message or >> any >> information contained in the message. If you have received the message in >> error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail j...@boonlink.com, and >> delete the message. E-mail communication is highly susceptible to >> spoofing, >> spamming, and other tampering, some of which may be harmful to your >> computer. If you are concerned about the authenticity of the message or >> the >> source, please contact the sender directly. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 > 11:23 AM > > -- Scott Reed Sr. Systems Engineer GAB Midwest 1-800-363-1544 x4000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
