CLEVELAND, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of BlueBridge Networks have come to rely on the data management and disaster recovery company's keen ability to provide optimal data security. One of the reasons is because BlueBridge recognizes that every industry has a unique set of requirements for data security, and that those requirements are very rarely static.

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This is especially true when it comes to HIPAA regulations. For hospitals, research facilities and businesses dealing with the healthcare industry, the regulations for maintaining patient confidentiality can be cumbersome and frequently amended or updated. BlueBridge's multi-pronged solutions for HIPAA have been invaluable to many businesses related to the healthcare industry.

Customers who have come to rely on BlueBridge for maximum HIPAA solutions include American Red Cross, Cleveland HeartLab, DataTrak International, eMTS, FormFire, MTScribe, Hyland Software OnBase, PBM Corp., Premier Physicians, SS&G Health Services and Southwest General Hospital. Their work within healthcare may be diverse, but all must be ever-vigilant about HIPAA requirements.

FormFire, for example, offers online medical insurance enrollment and secure personal health records. Cleveland HeartLab focuses on propriety diagnostic tests and novel technologies for disease management. DataTrak International assists researchers and clinicians with study setup and conducts, analysis and reporting, clinical data warehousing and safety/risk management.

"Electronic protected health information, which is a basic tenant of HIPAA safety, includes wireless and VoIP communications; it involves assessing and minimizing the risks of social engineering, external and internal penetration and physical penetration," says Kevin Goodman, managing director and partner at BlueBridge Networks. "Our role is to ensure that HIPAA security remains solid in every possible realm."

The BlueBridge team makes a point of not only staying current with HIPAA rules and regulations but maintaining an intimate understanding of specific customer needs for optimum security.

BlueBridge partners with iNet|Detect, a local and innovative security firm, for frequent Penetration Testing and Regulatory Compliance Services, such as HIPAA and PCI DSS.  Typical HIPAA Security Assessments include External, Internal, Wireless, VoIP, and Physical Penetration Testing Exercises, as well as Social Engineering Techniques.

"In the healthcare industry, protecting patient information means more than simply preventing identity theft and other crimes. Securing ePHI (electronic Protected Health Information) also ensures the physical safety of patients since data that is improperly altered or destroyed can lead to clinical quality problems," says Nathan LaFollette, CEO and Lead Penetration Engineer for iNet|Detect. "BlueBridge's HIPAA capabilities prevent security breaches before they occur, allowing you to maintain the integrity of ePHI while ensuring patient safety."

"We are well poised for this important work with the multimillion dollar investments in our facilities, levels of compliance and resources. BlueBridge expects to add 20 jobs  both internal and contracted combined in order to grow this expanding vertical over the next year alone,"  according to Goodman.

About BlueBridge Networks, LLC

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, BlueBridge Networks is the region's leading total technology solutions provider. BlueBridge delivers best-in-class Data Center Services, including Work Group Recovery, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and Managed Services. Our network of state-of-the-art, geographically diverse, data center collocation facilities, are located in Cleveland, Mayfield Heights, and Columbus. BlueBridge Networks maintains the highest standards for uptime, quality and service, backed by the most powerful Service Level Guarantees (SLA) in the industry. For more information, visit its website at http://www.bluebridgenetworks.com.