(Modulo: New York) -- In an effort to streamline its risk assessment and compliance processes, New York University Medical Center has selected the Modulo Risk Manager, an automated information tool.

As one of the nation’s largest research and academic medical centers, NYUMC is subject to significant oversight and transparency requirements. Participation in federal research grants, accreditation requirements, and varying regulations such as Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, control objectives for information and related technology, Food and Drug Administration, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, necessitate the careful maintenance of records and the performance of numerous audits.

"The scope of our activities, medical education, health care, and scientific research, and the fact that we are an organization of more than 20,000 people spread over 40 buildings, made dealing with these complex regulatory standards a major endeavor requiring months of staff time and a large information technology infrastructure," says Hai Ngo, the medical center’s chief information security officer.

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