------------------------------------------- From: Albertson, Mark[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:01:04 AM To: Talk Subject: RE: Email Encryption/Transport of PHI Auto forwarded by a Rule
The best thing would be to transfer the files via secure ftp. Password protecting a file and then emailing it will work but ftp is the preferred method. From: Talk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:25 AM To: Talk External Group 5 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Shoot for the moon...even if you miss, you'll always land among the stars." This transmission is for the use of the individual or entity named on this e-mail. Unauthorized disclosure or access may be prohibited by Public Law 99-474 (The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986), Public Law 104-294 (National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996), 18 U.S.C. 1030, or other applicable criminal laws, and can result in administrative, disciplinary or criminal proceedings. This mail system, including this transmittal, may be internally monitored for all lawful purposes, including ensuring compliance with applicable privacy and security rules as specified by HIPAA and internal Bert Fish Medical Center policies. Transmission of unencrypted Protected Health Information is prohibited. Please reply to sender or contact Compliance at (386) 424-6470 if you have received this in error.
