If this qualifies as PHI, then I would use WINZIP to send the file to an external email account.
It can compact the data and encrypt it with a 256-bit encryption password. Chase Rodgers Financial Reporting Manager Medical Center of Plano *214-473-7490 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ From: Talk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 09:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: Email Encryption/Transport of PHI ------------------------------------------- From: Heather Castillo[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:24:31 AM To: Talk Subject: Email Encryption/Transport of PHI Auto forwarded by a Rule Hi everyone, One of the hospitals that I work for wants me to download their clinic schedules and then email them to their remote transcriptionist as an attachment. I know HOW to do this, but is it safe-doesn't it violate HIPAA I'm transferring personal health info and it's not encrypted or password protected? Is there another way to accomplish this? Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, -------------------------------------------------------------------- Heather Castillo HPMIN Analyst/Module Coordinator Information Systems Hays Medical Center 785.623.5084 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Shoot for the moon...even if you miss, you'll always land among the stars."
