Technology

News

April 02, 2012
Deborah Drexler co-authors article reviewing the challenges scientific researchers face, related to federal privacy and security requirements

The article in the March 2012 issue of CHEST (a publication of the American College of Chest Physicians) discusses HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, and Security Rule, among other common issues

Technology

IT advances support Center's financial services, protect confidential data

Information technology (IT) is critical to the complex and data-centered work performed by UMass Medical School’s Center for Health Care Financing. Its IT staff use innovative techniques and close collaboration with clients to design, build and manage automated systems that will enable sustainable health care and social services financing. 

The Center’s commercial-grade IT infrastructure can accommodate disparate data sources from states as large as California and as compact as Rhode Island. The Center’s ever-expanding IT capabilities are designed to support a broad array of health care financing consulting services, which involve handling clients’ confidential data.

  • Sophisticated Data Management Services
    The Center manages and processes client data efficiently and safely, using techniques that exceed established professional standards for data security and confidentiality.
  • Customized Analytic Tools
    The Center has developed integrated analytical applications that its staff leverages to create unique solutions.