At a big-4 accounting/consulting company, BNETAL provided thought leadership, security architecture, design,
development and implementation of a large cloud-based platform. Our consulting involved review of application,
services and platform level security, and advisory role in helping the development, implementation and
infrastructure teams on all aspects of security. This helped our client ensure that the platform adhered to
a set of security policies and could withstand the set of threats in the intended environment of operation for
the kinds of data that our client hosted on this platform. Our approach was hands on, and we helped facilitate
various discussions, and helped build consensus among stakeholders. Our contributions were highly appreciated
by our client leadership (see endorsements
Healthcare Predictive Analytics Company
A Healthcare Predictive Analytics company successfully used BNETAL's EDI data processing engine SureEDI
®.
SureEDI
® was used to simplify data mining and analysis of EDI data to detect and
predict patterns, which enabled the EDI data owners to gain important insights for improving outcomes and revenues.
SureEDI
® performed robust parsing and translation of EDI files into
formats that can be consumed by the healtcare predictive analytics company's analytics engine, enabling robust analysis and
important insights into the data. The use of SureEDI
® greatly simplified
data processing and analytics, and drastically reduced the cost of mining the EDI data for valuable insights.
SureEDI
® enabled the healthcare predictive analytics company to
avoid a lengthy, complex and expensive development project and gave them a cost effective approach.
Laboratory and Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Company
At a Laboratory and Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Company, BNETAL deployed its enterprise gateway
SureDeliver
® as a turnkey solution for Affordable Care Act (ACA)
compliant connectivity and security (more specifically the CAQH CORE Connectivity and Security Operating Rules). The current
Secure FTP channel is augmented with SureDeliver
®, which provides a
robust parallel channel for pickup of Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA, or X12 835) files by trading partners using
the set of standards that are mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for HIPAA covered entities. Using SureDeliver
gave this organization an efficient, cost effective and hassle free path towards compliance. Further, the fact that
SureDeliver is kept updated to address future requirements for connectivity and security saves the trouble of ongoing
EDI remediation. The rich feature set of SureDeliver including robust security, trading partner, message management, diagnostics
and compliance reports are helping simplify the operation while supporting new trading partner relationships for this customer.
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
Since 2006, Business Networks International Inc. (BNETAL) has
provided subject matter expertise to CAQH
Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE)
initiative in developing connectivity rules for facilitating
interoperability between healthcare providers (doctors offices,
hospitals etc.), vendors, and health insurance companies.
Business Networks was chosen for its experience on national
level healthcare and public-health data interchange initiatives
like the National Health Information Network (NwHIN) and
Public Health Information Network (PHIN), and its expertise
in messaging and security standards. As part of this team,
Business Networks plays a prominent role in facilitating
the technical discussions around messaging, security, and
the selection of standards.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At the CDC, Business Networks International Inc. provided
security consulting and architecture, design and development
support for CDC's Public Health Information Network. In
particular, Business Networks was responsible for the architecture
and security of Public Health Information Network Messaging
System (PHINMS), which is the primary mechanism for transporting
data across the PHIN. The PHINMS is currently in widespread
use at the CDC, at State Departments of Health and at several
hospitals and labs. ManageSecure
® was used at a CDC
subcontractor site for managing and monitoring deployment security resources.
Virginia Department of Health
The
Virginia State Department of Health has been using
ManageSecure
® since 2005. The department has utilized
ManageSecure
®
for identity and access management; specifically, the product
features leveraged included integrated PKI management, single
sign-on and role based access control features to provide
a strong security perimeter around its public health applications,
such as the NEDSS and PHINMS. Business Networks International
Inc. worked closely with VDH in identifying the security
gaps, in performing requirements analysis and in implementing
the security perimeter around their mission critical web
applications.
Nationwide
Health Information Network Phase I (Prototype) Security
Architecture
Business Networks International was part of a consortium
of companies led by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
that was awarded a major project to develop a prototype
architecture and implementation for the Nationwide Health
Information Network (NwHIN). The consortium led by CSC included
Business Networks International and other companies. This team worked with
the following health market areas: Indiana Health Information
Exchange (Indiana); MA-SHARE (Massachusetts); and Mendocino
HRE (California).
The Chief Architect on the CSC lead NwHIN Architecture team
gave the following endorsement on the work done by Business
Networks International Inc on this project: "Business Networks
International Inc. provided security architecture and design
services as part of the CSC-Connecting for Health (CFH)
consortium that recently concluded the Nationwide Health
Information Network (NwHIN) Architecture project. This prestigious
project was funded by the US Department of Health Human
Services with the goal of providing the foundation for secure,
reliable and standards-based health information exchange
nationally. The CSC-CFH consortium developed the NwHIN architecture
and implemented prototype networks in three health markets
to demonstrate the real-life value of the NwHIN. Business
Networks was responsible for developing the security and
privacy architecture component of the NwHIN architecture,
and did a superlative job in completing this critical project
deliverable. They made significant contributions to the
rest of the CSC-CFH NwHIN architecture, and were active participants
in building a consensus across the diverse stakeholder group
that made up the consortium. Their work was of high quality
and appreciated by all members of our team.
Nationwide
Health Information Network Phase II (Trial Implementation)
Security Architecture
Business
Networks International was part of team of consultants and
vendors led by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) that
developed a trial implementation to prove the NwHIN interoperability
specifications at the New York e-Health Collaborative (NYeC).
Business Networks International provided security architecture
and security standards subject matter expertise consulting
throughout the project. Working closely with HIE vendors,
Business Networks played a key role throughout the life
cycle of this project, including identifying security risks
early during the lifecycle of the project, and building
consensus among the HIE implementers towards security implementation
decisions that were achievable within the project timeline
and resource levels. Business Networks provided lead representation
of the team at security discussions with other HIE vendors
and at security and implementation workgroups.
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