NCP Engineering, Inc. has announced that the NCP Secure Enterprise Solution has been chosen by the American Hospice, which is using it for healthcare technology for protecting patient data reported by its 180 home healthcare employees.
Staff at American Hospice are using NCP's remote access software to connect their Windows Mobile-based devices to American Hospice's network to access and update patient information in real time from anywhere, securely and in full compliance with HIPAA regulations.
"Our team tested several VPN solutions, but the NCP Secure Enterprise Solution was the only one able to fully meet our remote access needs," said Fred Cruz, IT director, American Hospice. "We were extremely impressed with the company's technology and support during the deployment phase. The stability to ensure a secure communications environment for our healthcare staff has become a cornerstone of our mission to provide the highest quality care to our patients and their families."
NCP's solution has also allowed American Hospice staff to ensure proper care of the patients while they are on the road. Using the solution, staff can safely check their patients' medical records and home visit schedules, track their travel mileage and immediately provide patient status updates.
The NCP Secure Enterprise Solution was rolled out in May 2010, with NCP engineering meeting American Hospice's five-day deployment deadline -- taking only three days.
One hundred and eighty home healthcare employees stationed throughout Arizona, Georgia, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Virginia use NCP's one-click IPsec VPN client to synchronize and securely transmit patient data from their Windows Mobile-based devices to the hospice's server. The NCP Secure Enterprise Management System provides American Hospice's IT staff with a single point of administration for the hospice management company's entire VPN network, as well as full NAC management. Network administrators can easily control user and device provisioning, and distribute plug-in updates and configuration settings.
"American Hospice required a complete, flexible and user-friendly VPN solution for its mobile workforce," said H. Peter Felgentreff, president and CEO, NCP engineering, Inc. "We are pleased to have fit the bill, and helped the healthcare customer not only rethink its secure remote access but also maximize employee productivity and reduce its operational costs."
In another article, HealthTechZone reported that Hill Country Memorial Hospital had selected NCP engineering GmbH as the sole provider of VPN client software.
Divya Narain is a contributing editor for HealthTechZone. To read more of Divya’s articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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