Protected health information

The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that any protected health information (PHI) that can be linked to a specific individual be handled carefully.  Privacy Data Systems’ communications solutions transmit protected health information (PHI) in a secure manner that keeps those transmitting the PHI in compliance with industry regulations.

The HIPAA Security Rule specifically addresses the security of electronic protected health information – setting national standards to ensure that protected health information (PHI) is not altered, misused or destroyed – intentionally or accidentally – while being electronically transmitted or stored.  Therefore, protected health information cannot be exchanged via standard email, which could compromise the integrity of the information.

Privacy Data Systems’online secure communication solutions provide the robust tracking mechanisms needed to prove chain of custody and verify that PHI is not altered, misused or destroyed during transmission over the Internet.

From health records, to results of an MRI scan, to the scan itself; transfer all of those files through a Secure Message. The message and files will be encrypted to protect privacy and there is virtually no size limit on the files sent in a Secure Message – so you can send everything quickly and efficiently in compliance with HIPAA.

So many businesses outside of the healthcare industry have streamlined communication and office management tasks by bringing communication online, a prospect stymied by regulations for the healthcare industry. But there is no need to make communication more complicated anymore, transmit PHI as easily as you would send an email with Privacy Data Systems’ Secure Messaging.