Secure Email Solutions for the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare Industry Challenges with Email Sending

By law, healthcare providers are required to safeguard client Protected Health Information (PHI). The major body of legislation that most healthcare providers are concerned with complying with is HIPAA. HIPAA is an acronym that stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The act includes legislation specifying data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding personal medical information.

Because of HIPAA requirements, many people use secure email services and other secure data storing software to keep their medical records protected at all times. This helps insure compliance with HIPAA regulations. It's also a smart business practice.

All HIPAA covered entities, including healthcare plans, clearinghouses, and providers who transmit, store, and access electronic Protected Health Information (or ePHI), and any of their subcontractors, must comply with HIPAA regulations.

The Net Atlantic Solution

The Net Atlantic Secure Message Suite provides healthcare providers with a suite of four tools to address the demands of HIPPA law.

At Net Atlantic, all email senders send email through our HIPAA compliant secure portal, which encrypts all email and is a secure communication channel. Additionally, recipients who reply to email are also fully protected with our encrypted email solution.

The Net Atlantic Secure Message Suite is perfect for hospitals, doctor groups, dentists, hospice organizations, addiction treatment centers, recovery facilities, nursing homes, patient safety organizations, and much more.

Healthcare regulations and regulatory authorities involved in healthcare include:

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
PSQIA: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
ACA: Affordable Care Act of 2010
CHIP: Children's Health Insurance Program
HCQIA: Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986