CASE STUDY

Pulsara

Project Overview

With conviction to improve patient care, Pulsara’s team is dedicated to advancing the chances of patient recovery through increased speed and efficiency of care through acute care coordination between EMS and healthcare providers.

With the implementation of the user-friendly STOP STEMI and STOP STROKE applications, Pulsara’s customers have greatly improved their quality measures by significantly reducing the time to first medical contact and critical intervention.

Challenges

As a Business Associate, Pulsara is obligated to ensure the privacy and security of the protected health information provided by the Covered Entities utilizing the application
As a start-up company focused on the maturity of its own technology, the leadership team opted for an independent expert assessment of their HIPAA compliance and information security programs, and assistance with resolution of any findings

Solutions

Conducted Clearwater’s facilitated Security Risk Analysis WorkShop™
HIPAA Security and Privacy Compliance Assessment WorkShops™, and Technical Testing
Provided findings, observations and recommendations to remediate all gaps. Assisted Pulsara in remediation activities and implementation of new and revised policies and procedures. Assigned high priority to completing the remediation and implementation.

Outcomes

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The Clearwater Compliance website has been a critical source of information for my HIPAA compliance efforts over many years. The information format is easy to read and understand, and it gets to the point. Clearwater Compliance obviously cares about helping us keep out of trouble!

Tim Moser

Shawnee Township Fire Department

We choose Clearwater because they are a front runner in consulting and assisting with this area. And, they also have developed Risk Analysis software to help you meet the Meaningful Use criteria and qualify for incentives. They may be listed as a consulting group, but they will also train and adjust to whatever is needed based upon your in-house expertise.

Wayne Richmond

Princeton Community Hospital

Products & Services Employed

HIPAA Risk Analysis WorkShop™

You’re required to perform a risk analysis, make sure you’re doing it right. Clearwater’s risk analysis software follows the strict guidelines provided by HHS/OCR to ensure your risk analysis is “by-the-book.”

HIPAA Security Assessment WorkShop™

Completing a periodic evaluation of your organization’s compliance with the HIPAA Security Final Rule is an explicit requirement, and one that OCR will be looking for during audits. Clearwater is here to help make sure your organization is in full compliance of the HIPAA Security Final Rule.

Tim Moser

Shawnee Township Fire Department

Wayne Richmond

Princeton Community Hospital

About Clearwater

Clearwater provides the most complete and trusted, enterprise-class cyber risk management solution available. Designed for healthcare providers and their partners, Clearwater’s IRM|Pro™ platform and experienced professional services team provide insights and actions to address compliance, cyber and patient safety risks. Clearwater is a 2017 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company, the 2018 Best in KLAS winner in Cybersecurity Advisory Services, the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Black Book Marketing Research winner in Compliance and Risk Management Solutions, and exclusively endorsed by numerous state hospital associations. Clearwater solutions have been deployed within hundreds of hospitals and health systems, Fortune 100 organizations, and federal government institutions. More information about Clearwater is at clearwatercompliance.com.