Internal Medicine of Memphis Chooses eGestaltfor HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Management

Internal Medicine of Memphis Chooses eGestaltfor HIPAA/HITECH Compliance Managem ent eGestalt Technologies, today announced that Internal Medicine Associates of Memp his, TN has selected the companyâ s HIPAA solution, SecureGRC SB, to meet its complia nce requirements. Santa Clara, CA, Thursday - June 23, 2011 -- eGestalt Technologies ( http://www. eGestalt.com ), a leading provider of cloud-based, SaaS-delivered, security and information technology governance, risk management and compliance (IT-GRC) solut ions for small to mid-size organizations, today announced that Internal Medicine Associates of Memphis, TN has selected the companyâ s HIPAA solution, SecureGRC SB, to meet its compliance requirements. eGestalt technology services partner SOS Systems of Memphis ( http://sos-systems .com ), a Managed Compliance Provider, provided on-site deployment, guidance and training. SecureGRC SB ( http://www.egestalt.com ) provides an ideal, easy-to-use, cost-ef fective solution for SMBs such as medical clinics and physician practices all th e way to larger medical organizations such as physician groups, physician organi zations and hospitals. The solution walks the end user through easy Q&A steps to conduct a self-assessment of the organizationâ s current security and compliance pos ture, closing all compliance gaps via document uploads, and thus reducing exposu re to potential fines while maintaining continuous compliance. Starting with an evaluation to assess needs, SOS Systems used the native templat es available in the SecureGRC SB solution to set up policies and automate proced ures, helping to manage 10-yearsâ worth of patient records. "We started with nothing, and SOS thankfully provided all the documentation we n eeded," said Internal Medicine of Memphis (IMM). "We scanned into the system hun dreds of patient files. Using SecureGRC SB, we performed an assessment that inst ructed us how to proceed with aligning ourselves with HIPAA compliancy. We could browse and click and see where things had to be. SOS trained us on using Secure GRC SB and explained how and where we needed to be compliant." "The system gave us confidence that policies and procedures were being followed, and that patient records were being managed successfully," said IMM. Says David Altizer, vice president of SOS Systems of Bartlett, Tenn., "SecureGRC SB was built with the everyday office worker in mind, making it easy and simple to use. The user has to only follow a set of guided questions to manage the who le self-assessment process." Says eGestalt president Anupam Sahai, "SecureGRC SB demystifies security and com pliance through automation of the self-assessments you need to conduct in order to accomplish this.Comprehensive HIPAA and HITECH support is simplified and buil t-in, easily extended, and automatically kept up to date. The self-assessment pr ocess includes online help and access to best practices which enables users to a nswer questions effectively. SMBs can achieve risk mitigation by remediating any security and compliance gaps found by enforcingpolicies and procedures through customization of templates available from SecureGRC SB." Once users have made their first pass,the compliance gaps are clearly communicat ed, SecureGRCâ s risk calculator prioritizes the areas that need immediate attention first.

SecureGRC SB is delivered through managed compliance providers (MCP) who leverag e the built-in â Best Practicesâ library in the solution on how best to customize and r

solve each and every open issue with a common sense approach depending on the pa rticular business deployment. The company recently published a White Paper. A free copy can be downloaded from : http://www.egestalt.com/Whitepaper/SB.html About eGestalt Technologies Inc.: eGestalt ( http://www.egestalt.com ) is a world-class, innovation driven, leadin g provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information securit y and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has o ffices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt was nominated Breakthro ugh Technology Vendor atXChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndi a among the "Top 10 Security Companies to Watch." Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, No v. 2010. And in Feb. 2011 eGestalt VP of Worldwide Sales Jim Hare was been name d a Channel Chief by Everything Channelâ s CRN. Press & Media Contact: Victor Cruz, Principal MediaPR.net For eGestalt Technologies Santa Clara, CA 95054 (978) 594-4134 [email protected] http://www.egestalt.com