Enterprises adopting bring your own device (BYOD) programs, especially those in the healthcare segment, are required to strictly meet various compliance requirements.
In one of the latest developments to support BYOD in healthcare segment, Fortinet (News - Alert), a provider of network security solutions, is helping Manipal Hospitals, the third-largest healthcare group in India, implement a BYOD strategy.
The BYOD development is part of the hospital’s IT infrastructure upgrade at its headquarters in Bangalore. The previous infrastructure was unable to meet the current Internet threats.
Manipal Hospitals wanted to deploy a high-performance real-time threat protection solution to safeguard patient information, secure Internet access and meet National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) compliance requirements related to information security.
The hospital was in fact looking for a multilayered security solution that will support its group hospitals and is scalable to meet future growth needs. It should also deliver secure remote access to hospital network, according to officials at Manipal Hospitals.
Manipal Hospitals has deployed FortiGate network security platform along with its FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer centralized security management and reporting appliances to ensure network security.
Fortinet solutions also help Manipal Hospitals enable application access over the Internet and through mobile devices.
The IT infrastructure upgrade equips Manipal Hospitals with a broad range of security features including firewall, Intrusion (News - Alert) Prevention System (IPS), antivirus, antispam, antispyware, application control, VPN, Web filtering, Web application security, vulnerability management and compliance management.
Thanks to Fortinet, Manipal Hospitals is now able to give doctors access to patient records; and Finance, HR and Marketing staff to have access to ERP and other applications while on the move.
Nandkishore Dhomne, CIO, Manipal Health Enterprises, Manipal Group, said, “With Fortinet, we found an end-to-end solution that secures the network with integrated authentication and centralized management without any compromise.”
The deployment now enables Manipal Hospitals to provide secure access to business applications such as ERP, Hospital Information System (HIS), Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and tele-radiology to all of its users across locations.
22by7 Solutions, a Bangalore-based IT solutions provider, has helped in the deployment. The well-defined scope of work, professional execution and strong support from the customer allowed all deadlines to be met without incident.
Edited by Rachel Ramsey