I thought I’d tell the group the
opinion I formed regarding this issue in the event it may help others. I thank everyone for their input.
I decided that the opportunity to agree or
object did not apply in this area because that is reserved for family and
friends involved in the patient
Title: Message
Those
interested in this subject might want to review this GAO report.
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d03941thigh.pdf
With
identity theft, I would not want my SSN sent via email. I have already had
credit card information stolen which had been sent via an email.
Anita
Dana,
"not
tied to any other personal identifiers" is a can of worms.
Email
resides on, potentially, a variety of servers on its way from sender to
recipient. Some are administered with sound security practice, many are
not. It is reasonable to expect some of them to be hacked, and
I would say no, because there are places on the Internet, etc. where you
may be able to connect the SSN to a person's identity.
Vicki Hohner
FOX Systems, Inc.
360-970-6856
360-352-4584
Information transmitted is confidential and may be proprietary to FOX
Systems, Inc. It is intended only for the
A SS
is an identifier. So if the SS is tied to past, present or future health or
payment info its PHI. As for whether its safe to email, that's an internal
decision. But our company has determined its not safe for
us.
Hope
that helps.
Deborah Campbell
-Original Message-From: Da
If a social security number is not tied to any other
personal identifiers, is it okay to send via e-mail? Any thoughts?
Dana M Frank
Sales Administration Manager
Dental Select
(800) 999-9789
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