Weill Cornell Medical College to Deploy FairWarning® Privacy Surveillance Software to Enhance Existing Privacy Auditing and Security Information Management Processes

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) December 2, 2008 -- FairWarning, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions, today announced they have been selected by Weill Cornell Medical College to further automate patient privacy auditing.

Weill Cornell Medical College has deployed security information management tools to address important elements of privacy and security for our patient's data. By adding FairWarning® to our environment, we are addressing essential privacy auditing needs and adding a degree of sophistication that advances our culture of privacy and compliance

The strongest and most vigilant health systems in the New York area are taking patient privacy and compliance very seriously by furthering investment in their privacy auditing processes

FairWarning® is privileged to be working with forward moving organizations like Weill Cornell Medical College on their privacy and compliance initiatives.

Lessons Learned from the OIG HIPAA Audits

Creating a culture of privacy, security and compliance is a rising priority for healthcare organizations as the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) conducted unannounced HIPAA audits during 2007 and 2008. Additionally, FTC Identity Theft Red Flag rules were expanded to include healthcare providers. Industry insiders believe that the incoming federal administration sees healthcare privacy as a cornerstone to furthering the deployment of electronic health records.

“The strongest and most vigilant health systems in the New York area are taking patient privacy and compliance very seriously by furthering investment in their privacy auditing processes,” said Kurt Long Chief Executive Officer of FairWarning, Inc., “FairWarning® is privileged to be working with forward moving organizations like Weill Cornell Medical College on their privacy and compliance initiatives.”

FairWarning® is hosting a webinar on December 3^rd titled “Lessons Learned from the OIG HIPAA Audits”. Event and registration information can be found at: http://www.fairwarningaudit.com/subpages/SDH-PwC-Webinar.asp

FairWarning® offers out-of-the-box privacy surveillance solutions specifically optimized for the healthcare industry and include support for every major healthcare application family.

About FairWarning, Inc.

FairWarning® is the world’s leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy surveillance solutions for Electronic Health Records. FairWarning® proactively protects healthcare organizations from emerging legal and privacy threats which include medical identity theft, identity theft, and other forms of healthcare information crimes. FairWarning® is the industry’s leading best practice solution for automating HIPAA privacy auditing. The company is located in St. Petersburg, FL, to learn more, visit www.FairWarningAudit.com, call U.S. 727 576 6700 or email info@FairWarningAudit.com.

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