HIPAA Audit Programs: What Covered Entities and Business Associates Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is continuing its efforts to enforce HIPAA compliance through periodic and proactive audit programs. These audits are designed to assess how well Covered Entities and Business Associates are meeting their obligations under the HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification standards. With … Read more

Health Care Entities Are Moving to Cloud Hosting for Their Data and Mission-Critical Applications

Health Care Entities Are Moving to Cloud Hosting for Their Data and Mission-Critical Applications Summary: Hosting pioneer AIS Network offers expertise in HIPAA/HITECH-compliant cloud hosting, services and disaster recovery. Research finds nearly one-third of health care sector decision-makers are using cloud-based applications.   McLean, Va., Sept. 16, 2014 — Keeping Protected Health Information (PHI) private, protected … Read more

Azure Managed Services Is New Offering for Cloud Provider AIS Network

Azure Managed Services Is New Offering for Cloud Provider AIS Network Summary: Secure cloud hosting provider AIS Network will resell Microsoft Azure and offer Azure managed services. The new offering will be available to commercial, government and education clients. AISN is a SWaM-certified small business.   McLean, Va. — September 5, 2014 — AIS Network, … Read more

Public Cloud vs VPS

Public cloud vs VPS

When it comes to virtualized environments, we’re often asked: What’s the difference between a Virtual Private Server (VPS) and a public cloud? Both leverage virtualization, that is, creating virtual rather than physical computing resources, but they serve distinct purposes. Confusion arises because they share this virtual foundation. Let’s break it down, starting with the basics … Read more

AIS Network Cloud Hosting Marks 20-Year Anniversary, Celebrating Growth in Cloud, Government Hosting

Hosting Pioneer AIS Network Marks 20-Year Anniversary, Celebrating Growth in Cloud Hosting, Government Hosting Summary: AIS Network Cloud Hosting celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The hosting pioneer recently doubled its Northern Virginia cloud, broadened further its enterprise-class SharePoint hosting customer base and expanded its hosting for multiple new federal, state and local government clients. … Read more

AIS Network to Sponsor Virginia Government IT Forum COVITS

Summary: To help Virginia government customers better understand how new cloud hosting options for data and applications will help them cut costs and save time, cloud hosting provider AIS Network will sponsor this week’s 2012 COVITS, the state’s preeminent government IT forum.   Richmond, Va. — September 5, 2012 — To help Virginia government customers … Read more

Expanding Hosting Business in Virginia Drives AIS Network’s Participation in RichTech, COVITS

Summary: Cloud hosting and managed hosting services are in demand in central Virginia, according to AIS Network CEO Jay Atkinson. The hosting pioneer has announced its membership in the Richmond Technology Council and its participation in the upcoming 2012 COVITS, the state’s preeminent government technology forum.   Richmond, VA — September 4, 2012 — Cloud … Read more