LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veriphyr, a leading provider of identity and access intelligence (IAI), today announced that it has donated its patient privacy breach detection service to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). The Veriphyr service protects patients’ personal health information (PHI) by detecting inappropriate access by hospital employees and other insiders. Veriphyr applies “big data” analytics to identify potential privacy and regulatory compliance violations, as well as data breaches.
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“Gillette is confident that Veriphyr’s privacy breach detection and user access compliance services will support our commitment to protecting our patients’ PHI, and we look forward to partnering with them on access control efforts going forward,” said Paul Hibgy, who is responsible for change management and IS security at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. “We are excited that our affiliation with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has resulted in this generous donation from Veriphyr.”
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare is an independent, not-for-profit hospital located in St. Paul, Minnesota, with clinics in Duluth, Burnsville, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, and services for adult patients at their St. Paul - Phalen Clinic. Gillette is uniquely focused on treating children with disabilities and complex medical conditions.
“Every child deserves to have their medical privacy protected,” said Alan Norquist, CEO of Veriphyr. “We are pleased to be able to donate Veriphyr services to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare through our partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.”
The Veriphyr solution, delivered as a secure cloud service, provides reports on privacy breaches and inappropriate access to patient data in all EMR, clinical, or business applications within days, not months. It requires no changes to a hospital’s IT infrastructure and no on-site software or hardware.
“The Veriphyr service helps healthcare organizations identify privacy and security problems that could result in identity theft or a loss of medical privacy,” said Clark Sweat, chief of corporate partnerships for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. “We are extremely pleased Veriphyr has joined our cause to help deserving institutions like Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.”
About Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Gillette, an independent, not-for-profit hospital and clinics, is internationally recognized for its work in the diagnosis and treatment of children and young adults who have disabilities or complex medical needs. Gillette’s mission is to help children, adults and their families improve their health, achieve greater well-being, and enjoy life. For more, visit www.gillettechildrens.org.
About CMNH
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) is a non-profit organization that raises funds for children’s hospitals, which in turn, use the funds where they are needed most. CMNH has raised over US$4 billion which is distributed directly to a network of 170 hospitals across North America.
About Veriphyr
Veriphyr is a leading provider of Identity and Access Intelligence (IAI) that enables organizations to discover privacy breaches and inappropriate access to data in applications, databases, and systems. Veriphyr uses data analytics to transform identity, rights, and activity data from commercial and custom applications into actionable intelligence for privacy, compliance, risk, and security management.
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