Healthcare and medical providers, payers, and life science companies face stringent regulations regarding protecting patient information. They must safeguard E-PHI (Electronic Protected Health Information), patient identity, and payment methods while remaining compliant with federal regulations.

Ever-changing technology and devices that transmit E-PHI over networks make protecting patient information a topic that healthcare providers must stay on top of. Few healthcare organizations or medical facilities specialize in data destruction and IT recycling. Doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff already have enough to handle without worrying about what to do with old laptops, x-ray machines, hard drives, and other medical equipment. 

Healthcare Devices At Risk

The push toward modernization and the related need to automate tasks has led to a dramatic increase in the number of devices that can be connected and centrally controlled. Hacking can affect devices from pacemakers to x-ray machines to electronic medical records. 

Here at Securis, we protect patient information, passwords, and other sensitive data remaining on end-of-life computers and other medical equipment.  At Securis we thoroughly shred and destroy data storing devices because it is a simple and effective way to prevent information from getting into the wrong hands. Additionally, it allows healthcare facilities and hospitals to adhere to local and federal regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, designed to protect patient information and avoid any violations.

We welcome a conversation about how you can protect your organization, customers, and even the environment by using Securis to dispose of your end-of-life electronic equipment.