This new infographic from Medgate describes the five features you should look for when selecting occupational health software. With breaches affecting over 30 million health records - this should be top of your priority list!

1. COMPLIANCEWITHINFORMATIONSECURITYSTANDARDS
DISASTERRECOVERY&BUSINESSCONTINUITYPROCEDURESINPLACE
YES, YOURHEALTH RECORDS AREUNDER THREAT
Threatstoyourdatamaycomeinmanyshapesandsizes:
Whatfeaturesshouldyoursoftwareprovidetokeepyourrecordssafe?
DATASECURITYANDPRIVACYFEATURES
YOUROCCUPATIONALHEALTHSOFTWAREMUSTHAVE
MULTIPLE SERVER LOCATIONS WITH REDUNDANT SYSTEMS
THAT TAKE OVER IN CASE OF FAILURE
BOTHGLOBALANDGRANULARPRIVACY&SECURITYSETTINGS
Want to find out more? – Read out whitepaper on data security:
http://www2.medgate.com/datasecurity
*Stats taken from hhs.gov
Data privacy and security is an increasingly important requirement for
companies when it comes to employee information. When it is a
question of health data, employers must be doubly vigilant.
Total31,816,547
The ISO 27001 standard mandates specific
management processes that must be in place to
control risks to information systems.
National and international standards specify how employee data
must be handled – here are some to look out for:
You need to be sure your software solution is not dependent on a
single data server. Multiple locations and redundant systems will
ensure your data isn’t lost as a result of a single server failure.
HIPAA EU Data Protection PIPEDA Safe Harbor
31,816,547
HEALTH RECORDS HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY A SECURITY BREACH
ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES*
0 20 40 60 80 100
Improper Disposal:
2%
Hacking:
6%
Theft:
52%
Unauthorized Access:
7%
Other/Unknown:
10%
Loss:
23%
Configurable front-end security settings should allow system
administrators to easily control who has access to what data,
on as granular a level as necessary.
When the worst happens you need to have complete faith that your
software provider is going to have procedures in place to ensure
your data is kept secure.
SECURITYSETTINGSAROUNDSPECIFICACTIONS
Administrators should be able to set up various user roles. This
allows you to update security settings for many users at the same
time, but also allows the flexibility to limit the access of individual
users. At an individual level administrators can allow or prohibit
actions explicitly, including setting prohibited reports, fields and
measures for a role.