{"id":2357,"date":"2013-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otava.test\/hipaa-compliant-hosting-case-study-with-genesys-physician-hospital-organization\/"},"modified":"2013-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T00:00:00","slug":"hipaa-compliant-hosting-case-study-with-genesys-physician-hospital-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/hipaa-compliant-hosting-case-study-with-genesys-physician-hospital-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"HIPAA Compliant Hosting Case Study with Genesys Physician Hospital Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cnQ-19yDPNM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As a physician group management firm, Genesys PHO directly interacts with sensitive patient data through computer system management, financials, and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).<\/p>\n<p>When facing a decision to build its own data center or find a vendor partner in 2006, Genesys PHO discovered Online Tech, a <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/operations\/locations\/michigan-cloud-and-data-centers\/\">Michigan data center<\/a> operator. Buchholz was impressed with the Online Tech\u2019s data center security measures and safeguards, multiple generators and back-up system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnline Tech has all the redundancy and power infrastructure,\u201d he said. \u201cI sleep relatively comfortable knowing that if there is a power failure, the lights are going to be on here; everything\u2019s going to be running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buchholz was further convinced by Online Tech\u2019s commitment to compliance. The company systematically ensures all necessary processes, agreements, insurance, and safeguards are met. Online Tech also stays ahead of the compliance curve by undergoing all of the necessary audits for data center companies.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the company became the first data center operator to have its data centers and hosting solutions voluntarily audited to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Audit Protocol. Find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/compliance-security\/hipaa-compliant-cloud\/\">HIPAA compliant hosting<\/a> solutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinetech.com\/resources\/white-papers\/hipaa-compliant-data-centers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"HIPAA Compliant Hosting White Paper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download-hipaa.png\" alt=\"HIPAA Compliant Hosting White Paper\" width=\"252\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a>For a complete guide to HIPAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinetech.com\/secure-hosting\/technical-security\">technical<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/solutions\/cloud-security\/\">administrative<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/solutions\/cloud-security\/\">physical security<\/a>, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinetech.com\/resources\/white-papers\/hipaa-compliant-data-centers\">HIPAA Compliant Hosting white paper<\/a>. This white paper explores the impact of HITECH and HIPAA on data centers. It includes a description of a <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/operations\/locations\/michigan-cloud-and-data-centers\/\/compliance\/hipaa-compliant-data-centers\">HIPAA compliant data center<\/a> IT architecture, contractual requirements, benefits and risks of <a href=\"https:\/\/otavawebsite.wpengine.com\/operations\/locations\/michigan-cloud-and-data-centers\/\">data center<\/a> outsourcing, and vendor selection criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a physician group management firm, Genesys PHO directly interacts with sensitive patient data through computer system management, financials, and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). When facing a decision to build its own data center or find a vendor partner in 2006, Genesys PHO discovered Online Tech, a Michigan data center operator. Buchholz was impressed with the Online Tech\u2019s data center security measures and safeguards, multiple generators and back-up system. \u201cOnline Tech has all the redundancy and power infrastructure,\u201d he said. \u201cI sleep relatively comfortable knowing that if there is a power failure, the lights are going to be on here; everything\u2019s going to be running.\u201d Buchholz was further convinced by Online Tech\u2019s commitment to compliance. The company systematically ensures all necessary processes, agreements, insurance, and safeguards are met. Online Tech also stays ahead of the compliance curve by undergoing all of the necessary audits for data center companies. Recently, the company became the first data center operator to have its data centers and hosting solutions voluntarily audited to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Audit Protocol. Find out more about our HIPAA compliant hosting solutions. 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