ACCESSControl: Network Access Compliance in the Cards
It’s the same card for door and computer network access and it also helps meet healthcare privacy compliance. Such designs blend the best of convergence with the real needs of enterprises including multinational corporations, educational institutions and healthcare facilities.
Top medical professionals, superior medicine and progressive change make the University of Colorado Hospital one of the leading hospitals in the nation. Ranked among the top hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals,” it is respected nationally and internationally for its exceptional teams of medical specialists. The 534-bed hospital has two campuses, the main facility in Denver and a new one in suburban Aurora.
Administrators at the University of Colorado Hospital had to find a network access solution that could handle the particular needs of a 21st century healthcare environment, including a roving workforce of medical professionals that often move from computer to computer throughout their shifts. More importantly, the solution also had to ensure compliance with the federal Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protecting the integrity of electronic patient records.