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Healthcare Sector Embraces Route1 for Secure Access to Computing Resources
Healthcare Sector Embraces Route1 for Secure Access to Computing Resources.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nUniversity Health Network (UHN) Radiologists and Physicians Among the \nFirst to Embrace Route1 MobiKEY for Access to Medical Technology from Any \nLocation\n\nTORONTO, June 13 /CNW/ - Recognizing that healthcare providers require\ncost effective and secure access to technology resources from beyond the\nboundaries of hospitals and medical centres, Route1, Inc.(TM) (TSX-V:ROI)\ntoday announced that its secure, identity-managed computing solutions are\nredefining the way the healthcare sector works.\nRoute1 provides a combination of technologies that enable healthcare\nworkers to effectively access critical computing resources from any location.\nRadiologists and physicians within the University Health Network (UHN) are\namong the first to benefit from Route1's server-based solution, which combines\nthe Route1 MobiKEY (an ultra-portable computing device that securely connects\nusers to desktop and network resources from any Internet-enabled Windows-based\nPC) and Route1 MobiNET (a service delivery platform for secure identity\nmanagement).\n\"MobiKEY has been an invaluable tool for radiologists and physicians that\nrequire secure access to the UHN network from outside the hospital\nenvironment,\" said Luis Faustino, senior PACS analyst, University Health\nNetwork. \"Route1's technology provides fast and easy remote connectivity to\ncritical resources, and eliminates concerns around security and other threats.\nSince the connection is made to these resources from behind our corporate\nfirewall, there is no risk of a security breach and we remain compliant with\nrigid regulatory requirements.\"\nBy using Route1's technology, UHN healthcare workers can securely access\nand utilize Picture Archival and Communications Systems (PACS), Healthcare\nInformation Systems (HIS) and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) from\npractically any Internet-enabled PC located outside of the healthcare\nenvironment - all while complying with regulatory requirements. Route1\nempowers healthcare workers at UHN to seamlessly access the PACS application\nwhile providing a secured network for transmission of patient information and\nsecure remote access to workstations for interpreting and viewing images. This\nsaves software licensing costs for UHN and has the added advantage of\nproviding access to long and short-term storage archives of images ...