"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 (NHIN) 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 NHIN architecture and implemented prototype networks in three health markets to demonstrate the real-life value of the NHIN.

Business Networks was responsible for developing the security and privacy architecture component of the NHIN architecture, and did a superlative job in completing this critical project deliverable. They made significant contributions to the rest of the CSC-CFH NHIN 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."

CSC Team lead
NHIN Architecture Team
 

 

Atlanta GA, October 27 2004:

Business Networks International Inc. an Atlanta based security consulting firm announced that ManageSecure® is fully compliant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Public Health Information Network (PHIN) security standards. This is the first solution in the market that provides fully integrated support for the PHIN security standards.

ManageSecure® uses the SAML standards to implement single-signon to web resources. It provides out of the box support for two-factor authentication, single sign-on, role based access control, identity management, PKI management and security resource management.

The PHIN Messaging System (PHINMS) has been tested and certified with ManageSecure® single sign-on. The NEDSS Base System (NBS) can be secured using the strong two-factor authentication layer provided by ManageSecure®. Further, public health partners can now use the PKI management functions in ManageSecure® to implement a public key infrastructure. Using ManageSecure® as a security component provides a security layer not just for the PHIN components - this layer can be shared with other software components as well.

State and local health departments that deploy CDC PHIN software can now secure the access to PHIN software using this fully PHIN compliant security solution, reducing implementation time and complexity, improving security and interoperability.

For more information on how ManageSecure® addresses PHIN security, please email info@BNETAL.com.