Healthcare Solutions

The Problem

Healthcare providers are being pushed by their affiliated physicians to provide more patient information remotely over the Internet. Physicians are demanding access to patient record databases, PAC systems, xrays, and medical scheduling programs from their satellite offices. To further complicate the matter, security managers and internal IT staff are requesting that system access be further restricted due to HIPAA regulations, virus attacks, and security threats.

Details

Chief Information Officers for healthcare organization are faced with an increasingly difficult problem. The organization's security concerns and its business needs are diametrically opposed. Today healthcare organizations are driven to provide more and more information to their patients and affiliated network physicians. The quality of healthcare increases when both the patient and physician have the information they need to make critical decisions. By delivering critical patient information to remote physician, he/she can better manage their business practice and thus strengthen the bond between the healthcare organization and the physician.

On the opposite side of the coin the Chief Information Officer is also faced with the knowledge that network and Internet security is becoming a growing concern within the organization. As the number of viruses and malicious attacks increase exponentially, healthcare organizations are working furiously to secure all systems and networks within their control. Following new HIPAA regulations and the mandates of external auditors, healthcare IT professionals are in the process of removing access, tightening controls, and securing network access points.

The Solution

Stoneware's webNetwork is the perfect solution for healthcare organizations that are trying to deliver more IT services to their patients and physicians while tightening security. Stoneware's webNetwork allows any organization to securely deploy web and network applications to remote user over the Internet. Stoneware's webNetwork can provide the following benefits for any healthcare organization:

Simplify - Provide remote physicians with a single point of access to all information that will be delivered by the healthcare organization. Physicians will be provided with a single web site and a single account to access all internal applications and systems.

Deliver - webNetwork is designed to deliver a wide variety of custom and third-party applications and services through a common browser interface. Stoneware's webNetwork can be used to securely deliver all patient and medical systems to remote users. As new applications and services are purchased by the organization they will be cost effectively deployed through the webNetwork system.

Reduce - Reduce the cost of deploying web and network applications to remote physician offices. Stoneware's webNetwork is accessed through a standard browser interface and encrypted through SSL (Secure Socket Layer) over the Internet. Healthcare organizations can now save the cost of deploying VPN hardware, purchasing dedicated lease lines, and managing troublesome modem banks.

Integrate - Reduce development costs by deploying existing applications instead of embarking on complete rewrites. Often organizations are told that they must completely rewrite an application to make it available through a "portal". Many organizations spend large amounts of corporate resources attempting to recreate applications that are already web enabled. Stoneware's webNetwork technology is designed to integrate your existing and custom applications into a portal presentation without application development. Developers can focus their attention on the creation of new applications and services that drive the business forward.

Secure - Most importantly any service that is delivered via a healthcare organization must be secure. Stoneware's webNetwork secures and controls access to all web and network applications and services. Through Stoneware's "Pipeline" technology enables healthcare organizations to deliver more information and applications to their patients and physicians while at the same time tightening the overall security infrastructure.

More Information

Stoneware's webNetwork is the perfect solution for healthcare organizations. To learn more about how Stoneware's webNetwork can benefit your organization contact us at (888) 473-9485.