HIPAA Compliant Email - Secure Your Confidential Information

Over the next few years, billions of patientthere are dozens of medications designed to treat
records will be assimilated into Electronic Healthdifferent ailments, there is a wide variety of
Record (EHR) systems. In the process, thesecurity and email applications on the market. It
federal government is increasing the standard ofcan be confusing for hospital administrators and
privacy for Protected Healthcare Informationphysicians to wade through the information and
(PHI) and enforcing penalties for breaches of theknow which one will fit their needs and their
US Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilitybudget.
Act (HIPAA). The Health Information TechnologySome companies have built a cost-effective
for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act ofapplication that can be scaled to fit your needs.
2009 provided over $19 billion dollars in funding toWhether you are a small rural practice or a large
help doctors and hospitals embrace the transition.metropolitan hospital, things can be customized
$17 billion will be available to hospitals andon-demand for your patient load. Our application
physicians that use the system and acceptdoes not require on-site IT resources or
Medicare and Medicaid patients.maintenance. It runs in a familiar web browser or
However, implementation of a nation-wide systemintegrates with your existing Outlook email
with personal and private information from aaccount. Please consider this simple prescription to
paper system that uses direct-line faxes to antreat your company's safety.
electronic system that uses unsecure email isA risk assessment team evaluates your
bound to raise security concerns. Data in motioncompany's HITECH technology needs. We will be
over unsecure lines can easily be breached andhappy to work with you and provide a secure
the identifying information used in malicious ways.and reliable prescription for your email encryption
Patients (and their doctors) are justifiablyneeds.
concerned that good practices are observed andHITECH medical record software is expected to
their important information is protected.be fully implemented by 2014. This will bring the
To keep up with this movement in HealthUnited States closer to the global standard and on
Information Technology (HIT), hospitals andpar with other first-world countries that already
physicians are required to research and usehave their records safely in place and conveniently
secure software and email applications to complyin use.
with both HITECH and HIPAA standards. Just as