ARINC Healthcare Network and Data Interoperability Services

As more and more of today’s healthcare providers move to electronic records and billing, the ability to share information over a reliable and secure network becomes even more critical.

The healthcare industry needs a trusted partner to support interoperability in the exchange of health information. To be a trusted partner, your data exchange vendor must be impartial and not involved in the delivery, regulation, or payment for healthcare services. Yet they must also be able to convert vital information to common formats, get that information delivered intact and on time, and administer dependable security across a wide range of network participants.

ARINC already owns and operates the trusted network of choice for nearly 14 million mission-critical messages per day, and now offers the same network capabilities to the healthcare industry under its ARINC Healthcare Solutions family of managed network services.

ARINC Healthcare Network

The ARINC Healthcare Network is an IP-based private network tailored to the specific needs of the healthcare industry. ARINC provides a router with network connectivity on your facility site, while you choose the access type, security preferences, and the backup method that’s right for your business. ARINC also offers the option of managing your network and systems through their world-class Network Operations Center. The center is staffed with the experts who can implement, operate, and maintain your network. As an alternative, ARINC will bring its Network Operations Center excellence to your site and train your staff for internal management of the network.

The ARINC Healthcare Network’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Healthcare supports healthcare organizations that want to leverage the Internet to provide secure access to healthcare systems and information in a cost-effective way. This is an ideal alternative to more costly private networks that allows for smaller offices to connect physicians and other healthcare professionals with hospitals or health system data networks. Customers can confidently access personal health information, knowing that their connections are compliant with HIPAA standards for security and privacy.

ARINC Healthcare Network Data Interoperability Service

The ARINC Healthcare Network Data Interoperability Service allows ARINC to translate transactions from one format to another to ensure compatibility between participants of ARINC Healthcare Networks. This interoperability may include HIPAA audit and policy enforcement services, intergration engine services to normalize HL7 and non-HL7 transactions to a common format, or Electronic Master Patient Index solutions. Other Data Interoperability services include the following:

• ARINC Healthcare Network Mail is a secure e-mail solution that can be customized to support templates for lab results, electronic health record exchange, and other provider-to-provider communications. These services can support user-to-user, user-to-system, and system-to-system messaging services for data exchange.
• ARINC Healthcare Network FTP services provide an economical and reliable a means of data transfer between healthcare facilities or systems via the ARINC Healthcare Network. ARINC Healthcare Network FTP services use standard FTP commands to send and receive messages via the Internet, with a private account configured for each customer.
• ARINC Healthcare Network MQ over the Internet enables the exchange of data between facilities via WebSphere^®MQ messaging services, with the highest possible message delivery rate and security.