Case Study: Toshiba Medical Systems

A top provider of medical imaging solutions achieves HIPAA audit compliance

Toshiba has an extensive global network of almost 100 subsidiaries and affiliates and over 186,000 employees worldwide, supporting system users with a strong global presence. This corporate unit offers a full range of diagnostic imaging systems, including X-Ray, MRI, CT and Ultrasound, making them one of the world's leading suppliers of medical systems. To meet the needs of their global customers, HIPAA regulations had to be enforced, as the introduction of remote medicine had added potential threats for exposure of medical records. In addition, in order to meet SLA at the various medical institutes where its products were installed, strict access procedures as well as SLA validation had to be offered.

Solution

Toshiba chose ObserveIT's gateway deployment, comprising of ObserveIT management console and multiple server agents. 24X7 SLA could be easily offered based on the detailed and granular auditing capabilities of the ObserveIT data recording solutions. Additionally, ObserveIT audits allowed Toshiba to adhere to the HIPAA requirements.