07.187.2011 - First-of-its-Kind Security Risk Assessment Tool Helps Physicians Qualify for EHR Incentives

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 6, 2011 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today introduced the Allscripts Privacy & Security Risk Assessment powered by Symantec™. Developed by Symantec and currently available exclusively through Allscripts, the leading global provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other technologies essential to creating a Connected Community of Health™, this tool automates the paper-based process of assessing a medical practice’s privacy and security risks and is designed to help physicians qualify for federal incentives for EHR adoption under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Physicians applying for Medicare and Medicaid incentives under ARRA must demonstrate that their practices meet the security requirements under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Meaningful Use Stage 1 criteria and conduct a privacy and security risk analysis under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines. - View Press Release - Visit Symantec Corp.