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February 21, 2014

RagingWire's Security Program Checks Out as HIPAA Compliant


Talk of HIPAA compliance may cause some companies to quake in fear, but that certainly wasn’t the case with RagingWire Data Centers. Indeed, the data center provider recently had its information security program examined in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), while also ensuring it complies with the HIPAA Security Rule of 2003.

The review and attestation were conducted by BrightLine CPAs & Associates, a provider of attestation and compliance services. According to BrightLine principle Douglas Barbin, the company’s examination was designed to test the controls RagingWire put in place to meet its responsibilities for data center collocation.

In particular, BrightLine reviewed RagingWire’s information security program and controls to ensure that they meet the standard and applicable implementation specifications for safeguards as defined by the HIPAA Security Rule. This rule requires covered entities to implement or address over 50 administrative, physical and technical safeguards designed to ensure the confidentiality, availability and integrity of electronic protected health information. This includes preventing unauthorized access of such information.

RagingWire currently serves a number of leading healthcare companies, all of which will benefit from the HIPAA audit reporting.

"Each year, RagingWire invests in a significant compliance program to ensure that our data center colocation services meet or exceed industry requirements for security and availability," said Jason Weckworth, senior vice president and chief operating officer at RagingWire, in a statement. "This independent audit report using the HIPAA framework gives our healthcare customers confidence to include RagingWire's data centers as part of their computing infrastructure."

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was established back in 1996 as a way to set national security standards for the security and privacy of electronic protected health information in both the healthcare and health insurance industries.




Edited by Cassandra Tucker
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