RCare Announces Full HIPAA Compliance, Trailblazing the Future for Nurse Call Systems

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- RCare, Inc. is proud to announce that its two-way nurse call products have attained HIPAA compliant status. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, regulates the use and disclosure of protected health information, establishing guidelines for keeping medical data private and secure.

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RCare has long been hailed as an industry pioneer for its forward-thinking innovations in wireless nurse call systems, so it makes sense that they would choose the ACHCA Expo in Philadelphia to share the news that all modern nurse call systems must be HIPAA compliant.

Senior Housing providers are already too familiar with HIPAA. What they may not know is that recent changes to nurse call systems demand that they be HIPAA compliant as well. Failure to comply could put their facility and patients at risk.

The problem needs to be addressed, according to RCare founder Myron Kowal. "RCare's call systems are integrating more and more with other enterprise systems. Our most advanced products, like RCare Mobile™, may be used by clinical staff to transmit sensitive patient data. We take HIPAA compliance very seriously and have established that RCare's nurse call systems meet regulations designed to protect patient privacy," said Kowal. "This is the future of nurse call systems and we're getting out in front of it."

Kowal is no stranger to pioneering efforts such as this. He has a long list of accolades and leadership roles under his belt, including providing services for Habitat for Humanity and the Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly. He is also a recent recipient of the Rochester Business Journal 2016 Health Care Achievement Award for Healthcare Innovation.

The American College of Healthcare Administrators 50th Annual Convocation & Exposition is being held this year at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 16-20, 2016. RCare is a fixture at other industry events such as ACHCA, PEAK, LTC/CXO, Environments for Aging, Eden Alternative, Argentum, and LeadingAge.

About RCare:

RCare is a provider of UL 1069 tested wireless nurse call and personal emergency response systems for the entire spectrum of eldercare and senior living. RCare components integrate into a variety of healthcare communication systems to create efficient and verifiable responses to medical emergencies. RCare works together with distribution partners to build individualized, flexible, and seamless systems to enhance professional caregiving teams and their residents.

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SOURCE RCare, Inc.