Beemo strengthens its backup solutions offering and launches Beemo2Cloud HDS, the first hybrid backup solution dedicated to healthcare institutions.
Due to the sensitive nature of medical data recognised by the “Informatique et libertés” law (article 8), health establishments are subject to regulatory constraints defined by the Public Health Code and to specific information system security objectives such as : guaranteeingintegrity of the information, to ensure the continuity of services, and ensure the confidentiality of personal data. In the case of outsourced data hosting, they are obliged to use an organisation with the “personal health data host” approval, the conditions for which are set out in the decree of 4 January 2006.
To address the medical data management issues facing healthcare institutions, Beemo has developed a new hybrid backup solution that complies with current legislation.
1/ The new challenges of information system security in health care institutions
The activity of health establishments is increasingly based on the use of new information technologies, as shown by the growing use of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR). This development has given rise to new challenges in terms of IT security and protection of medical data. The quality of patient care today depends to a large extent on the reliability of the information system and the protection of medical data which is now vulnerable.
Among the risks that may affect medical data and consequently patient care are :
- the unavailability of data during an operation, which would deprive doctors of essential information on the patient’s health status.
- The lack of integrity of health data can lead to medical errors.
- Lack of confidentiality of a health document that may be harmful to the patient and the health professional.
It is therefore the responsibility of health care institutions to ensure active security of medical data to guarantee patient care.
2/ The benefits of the Safe Restore health solution
The new Beemo2Cloud HDS solution provides all the necessary tools for healthcare institutions to meet the objectives set by the law. Based on Beemo technology, it is based on a double level of local and external backup. Health databases and files containing personal health data are first backed up within the health institutions on the Beemo storage box and then outsourced to two data centres.
For the hosting of the outsourced data, Beemo chose Arrow ECS, which is an ASIP-approved “personal health data host.
The Beemo2Cloud HDS solution provides a real answer to the problem of medical data management by guaranteeing :
- Confidentiality and integrity of medical data. Medical data is stored in an ultra-secure environment, after being encrypted, making it unreadable to anyone. They are stored in two different locations and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
- A business continuity and recovery plan to restart the business as quickly as possible in the event of an IT incident,
- Flexibility in daily management. Simple to deploy and administer, the Beemo2Cloud HDS solution frees healthcare professionals from the daily management of backups.
The Beemo2Cloud HDS solution combines all the Beemo features that make it a unique backup solution in the healthcare market :
- Simple and fast installation,
- Automatic backups,
- Compatibility with all operating systems,
- Antivirus, data compression and encryption,
- Hot database backup (VSS plug-in),
- Immediate restoration of data 24/7,
- Daily monitoring of data transfers…
For more details on the new Safe Restore healthcare backup solution, meet the Beemo teams at the Salons de la Santé et de l’Autonomie on Tuesday 20 May.
