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Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital Implements CensorNet’s Secure Web Gateway
技术
- 网络安全和隐私 - 云安全
适用行业
- 医疗保健和医院
适用功能
- 商业运营
用例
- 网络安全
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
挑战
塞缪尔·西蒙兹纪念医院 (SSMH) 位于阿拉斯加北坡巴罗的一个偏远地区,距离北极圈以北 360 英里。该医院建于 1963 年,为比华盛顿州面积更大的地区的居民提供关键的医疗服务。该医院的主要目标是为北极坡社区提供文化敏感的优质医疗服务。医院的重建为更新技术设备提供了绝佳的机会。挑战在于在这个偏远地区提供有效的网络过滤,以确保医院遵守《健康保险流通与责任法案》(HIPAA)。这可以保护健康信息的隐私和安全,从而保证患者和员工的隐私。医院的偏远位置让人们比平时更容易将互联网用于与工作无关的活动。
关于客户
塞缪尔·西蒙兹纪念医院 (SSMH) 位于阿拉斯加北坡的巴罗,位于北极圈以北 360 英里处 - 是美国最北端的城市。最初的医院建于 1963 年,为比华盛顿州面积更大的居民提供关键的医疗服务。新的医院大楼面积为 100,000 平方英尺,于 2013 年开放,比原来的医院大楼大四倍,为患者提供更广泛的服务。SSMH 由非营利性北极坡原住民协会 (ASNA) 代表印第安人健康服务局管理。巴罗约 61% 的人口是因纽皮特人,医院的主要目标是为北极坡社区提供文化敏感的优质医疗服务,并于最近获得了联合委员会的金印章认证。
解决方案
自 2005 年以来,CensorNet 的网络安全和内容过滤软件一直在为原医院提供无缝安全的互联网访问,SSMH 毫不犹豫地在新地点继续使用该解决方案。CensorNet Professional(现为 CensorNet Secure Web Gateway)从第一天起就为 SSMH 提供了以下主要优势:该软件有助于确保所有互联网使用均符合 HIPAA。广泛的网络访问控制和报告功能提高了互联网安全性并提高了员工的工作效率。该软件充当网络代理缓存,通过降低带宽要求来缓解卫星连接固有的低速问题。通过阻止或限制对带宽密集型下载或应用程序的访问,速度进一步提高,数据使用成本也降低。可靠性极佳,每年只需致电 CensorNet 技术支持一两次。偏远的位置(巴罗没有外部道路通道)和极地气候意味着 SSMH 需要自给自足。
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