Friday, June 15, 2012

HIPAA Compliant Email Eases Stress

If you send sensitive patient data through email, you need to use encryption.  Failure to do so can result in large fines and criminal penalties.  Fortunately, it's never been easier than it is right now to implement HIPAA compliant email.  Let's take a look at the role of encryption first and find out why it's so important.

By default, email is sent in a plain-text format, which is inherently insecure.  Anyone with a simple text editor (everyone has at least one on their desktop) can open the email and read its contents. This is a very bad thing for information that is supposed to remain private. Emails are stored in the same format they're sent in so tons of email servers could save a plain-text version of your email correspondence! This is way too big of a risk for competent organizations to take.

HIPAA Compliant Email Eases Stress


At MostHost, we offer the MostHost MXSweep HIPAA Compliant Email package which utilizes AES-256 bit encryption to safeguard your important messages.  The solution is extremely flexible and has been designed specifically to meet the needs of compliance for organizations.  The bottom line is this: this solution allows you to specify real world rules which will encrypt the data you need encrypted.  That way a plain-text email won't end up in the hands of the wrong party, or be violated by their prying eyes. Our solution can even prevent encrypted packages from being forwarded to the wrong parties, eliminating a common source of data breaches.

Our solution works with all servers and clients and can be implemented easily.  If you haven't made any steps towards HIPAA compliance for your email, now would be the perfect time. Please fill out the quote form and receive a no obligation quote from a product expert.  You will be amazed at how simple this solution is and how powerful it can be to help your organization.

Click here to request a quote.  Thanks for visiting and for your commitment to compliance.  We'll send a quote and detailed product information along right away.


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