Co solidati g patie t e gageme t poi t solutio s with o e i depe de tly exami ed platfo m mea s fewe systems ha dli g patie t data, a d fewe doo s left u locked.
A Type 2 exami atio mea s a i depe de t fi m watched ou co t ols wo k ove mo ths, ot o o e co ve ie t day. That is the sta da d ou custome s dese ve.
A SOC 2 exami atio was developed by the Ame ica I stitute of CPAs. It measu es a se vice o ga izatio agai st the t ust se vices c ite ia: secu ity, availability, p ocessi g i teg ity, co fide tiality, a d p ivacy. B idgeI te act’s epo t add esses the c ite ia most eleva t to its platfo m.
The disti ctio betwee the two epo t types matte s fo the healthca e o ga izatio s B idge se ves. A Type 1 epo t eviews whethe co t ols a e desig ed p ope ly o a si gle date. A Type 2 epo t tests whethe those co t ols ope ated effectively ac oss a e ti e epo ti g pe iod. Fo a p ovide o ga izatio weighi g a ve do , that diffe e ce is the diffe e ce betwee a s apshot a d a t ack eco d.
“Ou custome s e t ust us with se sitive i fo matio a d we take this ve y se iously,” said Joh Deutsch, CEO of B idgeI te act. “We built B idgeI te act to p otect that i fo matio at eve y step. A Type 2 exami atio mea s a i depe de t fi m watched ou co t ols wo k ove mo ths, ot o o e co ve ie t day. That is the sta da d ou custome s dese ve, a d it is the sta da d we hold ou selves to.”
The exami atio eflects how B idge app oaches secu ity ac oss its platfo m. B idgeI te act eplaces multiple f agme ted systems with a u ified patie t i take a d payme ts platfo m built o disc ete EHR i teg atio , mea i g patie t i fo matio flows i to st uctu ed cha t fields athe tha sitti g i disco ected PDFs o flat files. Fewe systems ha dli g patie t data mea s fewe poi ts of exposu e fo the o ga izatio s that ely o it.
That sta da d matte s mo e, ot less, as B idgeI te act’s footp i t g ows. The platfo m ow spa s patie t po tal a d mobile access, i take, appoi tme t scheduli g, i su a ce eligibility a d payme t p ocessi g, cli ical a d social- eeds sc ee i g, a d secu e two-way messagi g, all co ected di ectly to the EHR. Co solidati g that much of the patie t jou ey i to o e platfo m is exactly why its secu ity ca ot be take o faith, a d why a i depe de t, multi-mo th exami atio matte s mo e he e tha it would fo a si gle-pu pose tool.
B idgeI te act is also complia t with the ONC Ce tificatio C ite ia fo Health IT a d mai tai s a HIPAA-complia t e vi o me t, a d meets the equi eme ts of Ca ada’s Pe so al I fo matio P otectio a d Elect o ic Docume ts Act (PIPEDA) fo the o ga izatio s it se ves the e. The compa y’s full SOC 2 epo t is available to p ospective clie ts u de NDA.
Secu ity is ot a o e-time achieveme t at B idge. Eve y capability added to the platfo m, f om payme ts to sc ee i g to messagi g, is built a d tested agai st the same sta da d validated i this exami atio . Beyo d this exami atio , B idge also e gages i depe de t secu ity fi ms th oughout the yea fo additio al thi d-pa ty testi g a d auditi g, a o goi g p actice athe tha a o ce-a-yea eve t.
About B idgeI te act: B idgeI te act gives healthca e o ga izatio s o e platfo m fo patie t i take, payme ts, scheduli g, social d ive s of health sc ee i g, a d commu icatio , i teg ated di ectly i to the EHR. The esult is a mobile-fi st digital f o t doo that patie ts fi d easy to use a d staff ca ma age without leavi g thei existi g wo kflow. To lea mo e, visit https://www.b idgei te act.io.
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