OSU Medical Center implements FairWarning patient privacy solution

FairWarning, Inc., a leading global supplier of solutions which monitor and protect patient privacy in Electronic Health Records, today announced that Ohio State University Medical Center has selected FairWarning^® 2.9.2 to enhance their patients' privacy.

“OSU Medical Center is committed to our patients' privacy and look forward to working with FairWarning® to meet our security needs and those of our patients”

The Ohio State University Medical Center, of Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and most diverse academic medical centers in the United States. In keeping with their mission to improve people's lives through innovation in research, education and patient care, they have selected FairWarning^® to bring industry-leading privacy monitoring to protect their patient base. OSU Medical Center selected FairWarning^® to provide best-in-class:

• Automated auditing and monitoring of healthcare applications
• Compliance with key components of ARRA HITECH and HIPAA privacy regulations
• Advanced analytics for the detection of potential privacy breaches

"OSU Medical Center is committed to our patients' privacy and look forward to working with FairWarning^® to meet our security needs and those of our patients," says Information Security Officer, Tremayne Smith.

The FairWarning^® 2.9.2 solution provides patient privacy auditing for compliance with privacy regulations including ARRA HITECH, HIPAA, and others. FairWarning^® 2.9.2 enables healthcare organizations to monitor patient privacy across all of their applications, and automates the monitoring and detection of the most common identity theft, medical identity theft, and snooping patterns, including over 100 behavior-based scenarios.

"FairWarning^® is pleased to be providing the patient privacy solution for the Medical Center," says Kurt Long, Founder and CEO. "By implementing FairWarning^®, OSU Medical Center joins other leaders in the healthcare industry in setting a high standard for patient privacy."