VoIP is a game-changer for the healthcare industry’s communication landscape, allowing for quicker, more reliable communication. It also brings with it a multitude of HIPAA concerns that can be confusing to navigate. We turned to IT risk and compliance expert Robbie Morris to explain why a VoIP solution is subject to HIPAA compliance and what measures should be taken to protect your patient data.

Internet-based phone service sounded like the perfect solution for companies wanting feature-rich telecommunications a few years ago. But as many soon discover, VoIP can be a letdown. To be more precise, VoIP providers who don’t deliver on their promises are a letdown. I talked with Risher Robertson, an IT industry expert with 10 years of experience, to better understand the problems businesses with bad VoIP providers face. Here’s what he had to say:   

The C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium webpage is here! Now you can more easily follow the group’s research and testing efforts. The consortium is a partnership between C Spire, Microsoft, Siklu, Airspan and Nokia, researching how high-speed internet can affordably be brought to rural America.

Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a communication technology that allows voice calls to be digitized and transmitted over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as internet, rather than through regular telephone circuits.

CEO Hu Meena poignantly shared in a Northside Sun editorial the vision C Spire holds for Mississippi building a skilled computer science workforce that will lead the way in the digital economy. C Spire is actively working with the community and Mississippi school leaders on this TechMVMT initiative.

If five months seems like a surprising amount of time for a technology company to develop a customized IT solution for a prospective client, well, you’re right. Five months is uncommon. And the Solution Engineer who prepared it is no typical engineer.