As healthcare hackers increase the complexity of cyberattacks, practices need to prioritize ways to proactively protect patient data. That includes email encryption and the ability to monitor email activities in real time.
Importance of Email Encryption
Emails in healthcare often contain sensitive patient information. Encryption ensures this information is unreadable to unauthorized parties, protecting patient privacy and preventing identity theft or misuse of data.
Email encryption is a key component in meeting the requirements for strict regulations such as HIPAA. Failure to comply with the protection of patient data can result in severe penalties, legal action and loss of reputation.
Encrypting emails helps prevent data breaches by ensuring that even if emails are intercepted, the data remains secure and unreadable without the proper decryption keys.
Healthcare providers need to communicate securely with other providers, patients, insurance companies and regulatory bodies. Email encryption ensures that all communication channels remain secure, preserving the confidentiality and integrity of the information exchanged.
Importance of Real-Time Tracking
Real-time tracking allows healthcare organizations to monitor email activities as they happen. This enables them to detect and respond to security threats or suspicious activities immediately, minimizing the potential impact of a breach.
Real-time tracking provides detailed logs of email activities, which are essential for auditing and demonstrating compliance with regulations like HIPAA. These logs can show who accessed what information and when, providing a clear trail for accountability.
Tracking email communications in real-time helps healthcare organizations manage workflows more efficiently. For example, knowing when an email has been delivered and read can streamline operations between providers and patients.
Real-time tracking helps detect any unauthorized access or sharing of sensitive information. This lets medical practices take immediate action to prevent further misuse and mitigate any potential damage.
Email encryption and real-time tracking help to reassure patients that their data is handled with the highest security standards.
In the event of a data breach or other security incident, having detailed real-time tracking logs can provide crucial evidence for legal investigations. This can help healthcare organizations defend against lawsuits and regulatory actions.
Email Encryption and Cloud Faxing with MEDENT
In healthcare, different communication tasks call for different communication methods. That’s why MEDENT has integrated N-Krypt’s Advanced Email Encryption, allowing clients to leverage the strengths of email and cloud faxing to ensure secure, efficient, compliant communication across multiple channels.
Now, within MEDENT, users can select N-Krypt’s secure print driver to convert, encrypt and attach the file to an email with a single click.
When should you use it? N-Krypt’s email encryption is meant to complement cloud faxing, which is ideal for scenarios involving legacy systems and communication between physician practices and facilities.
Meanwhile, encrypted email is preferred for secure communication with staff and trusted partners. Plus, N-Krypt’s GB file-size delivery can also help users overcome page limitations and overloaded fax lines, as it allows practices to quickly and securely transmit time-sensitive information.
By using both solutions appropriately, MEDENT users can boost operational efficiency and enhance data protection to effectively communicate with staff, partners and patients.
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