Des Moines, IA – Monday, June 4, 2007 : ecfirst.com Healthcare today announced that the ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc. Infortel Select v7.4 product has met the requirements of the HIPAA Academy Audit and Evaluation program for compliance with the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule. ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc. selected ecfirst.com Healthcare for its expertise in information security and regulatory compliance.
The purpose of the engagement was to conduct an assessment of ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc. Infortel Select v7.4 product for its effectiveness in maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI) of its customers. ecfirst.com Healthcare used a combination of personal interviews and assessment tools to collect information about the storage, processing and transmission of EPHI at ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc.
ISI’s Infortel Select is the industry’s leading Call Accounting and Telecom Bill Reporting product, helping thousands of customers to track, manage and reduce their telecom expenses. ISI supports numerous healthcare organizations and wanted to ensure that their products were in compliance with the security and privacy doctrines of the HIPAA Act. “Infortel Select stores, manages and reports on telecom billing information, which includes the phone numbers of patients of our healthcare customers. We wanted to ensure our healthcare customers that ISI is aware of the fact that patient telephone numbers are part of protected information under HIPAA and that ISI takes every precaution possible to protect that information,”, said Mitch Weiss, ISI’s Information Security Officer.
Mr. Weiss continued, "ecfirst.com Healthcare is recognized as a specialized entity focused on enabling organizations comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule. The analysis was comprehensive, detailed and professional. We now have an actionable road-map to further enhance the already strong foundational security capabilities of our Product."
The HIPAA Security Rule requires all healthcare organizations, payers and clearinghouses – covered entities – to complete a thorough and comprehensive security and vulnerability assessment activity on a regular basis. This is defined within the Risk Analysis implementation specification section in the HIPAA Security Rule.
About ISI TELEMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
Headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions that optimize information, productivity, and costs involving data, wireless, voice, and IP communications. Audit, inventory, network optimization, and outsourcing services allow clients to free-up time and money to make strategic investments in IP infrastructure and applications. ISI has an international client-base and is a leader in reliably delivering and supporting quality products and services. In addition to thousands of clients that consistently rate ISI as superior in quality surveys, ISI’s solutions are certified and distributed by industry leaders such as Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, IBM, EDS, AT&T, and many others. ISI facilities, processes, and data security comply with ISO 9001, SAS 70, and other important standards.
Additional information about Infortel Select, ISI’s Healthcare Consulting Division, and other ISI solutions, can be found at www.isi-info.com, requested via e-mail at info@isi-info.com, or by calling (847) 995-0002.
ABOUT ECFIRST.COM HEALTHCARE
Endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its training solutions, ecfirst.com is an Inc. 500 business focused on delivering information technology integration services to the healthcare industry. ecfirst.com Healthcare understands the hospital information technology infrastructure. Creator of the HIPAA Academy and the industry’s gold standard on HIPAA skills certification, ecfirst.com Healthcare has a diverse portfolio of hundreds of hospital clients. ecfirst.com Healthcare has delivered integrated technology solutions to hospitals all across the United States in the areas of:
- Risk Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Contingency Planning/Disaster Recovery
- Single Sign-On/Context Management Products and Implementation Services
- Audit Services
- Managed Information Security Services (partial to full outsourcing)
- Managed HIPAA Compliance Services (partial to full outsourcing)
- Project Management
- Technical Professional Staffing (contractors and full-time employee placement)
- Information Security Policy Templates Customized for Compliance and Tailored for Hospitals
- HIPAA as well as Information Security Compliance Training and Certification
To request a 2007 Healthcare Executive Briefing document on Regulatory Compliance and Information Security, please e-mail a request to Lorna.Waggoner@ecfirst.com . For more information, please visit www.ecfirst.com.
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