The world’s largest private healthcare provider, HCA, has selected email and file encryption provider Egress Software Technologies to help secure highly sensitive patient information.
PRLog - Jul 23, 2013 - Egress Software Technologies, a leading provider of secure email and file encryption to private and public sector organisation, has been selected by the world’s largest healthcare provider Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to protect confidential patient information shared with third parties and substantially reduce the associated costs.
In the UK alone, HCA annually treats more than 400,000 patients. With staff spread across various locations, HCA recognises the importance of securing confidential and sensitive patient information that is shared externally.
The Head of Information Governance & Security explained:
“We were struggling in terms of ease of use, which was not only beginning to impact our support services but was also placing sensitive data at risk.”
“We already had an information security system, but people weren’t using it because it was regarded as being too complex and therefore it was often bypassed when data needed to be shared urgently.”
HCA had previously deployed an encryption solution to their business, but after working with the system, the healthcare company soon released that it did not meet the high level of security and end-user functionality required.
As a result, HCA approached Egress for a solution that would not only be secure but would also be simple for medical staff to use. Working in close partnership, Egress and HCA utilised Switch’s fully configurable platform to tailor a solution that enabled doctors to access encrypted information using their General Medical Council (GMC) reference numbers.
“We wanted to integrate authentication with our database of active medical personnel so that the system would link the correspondence addresses to individual GMC numbers when sharing information electronically. This way, we no longer have the problem of people forgetting their credentials, but are still confident that our information is protected throughout its lifecycle. To access the encrypted data, all the doctor needs to do is enter their GMC number – which is easy for them to remember.”
The Generic Medical Council (GMC) reference numbers are unique to each patient and used across the HCA locations worldwide.
Egress Software Technologies have stated:
“We are delighted that HCA have chosen to secure their highly sensitive patient information using Switch. When it comes to information security, one size does not necessarily fit all, and at Egress we focus on working with our customers to provide cutting-edge email and file encryption solutions.”
“Most importantly, now that HCA have an email and file encryption solution that is being successfully adopted across the business, their medical staff can continue to deliver the highest levels of patient care, while at the same time minimising support costs and any risk of data loss or reputational damage.”
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Egress Software Technologies is a leading provider of email and file encryption software, offering innovative on-demand data security to enable businesses to share confidential information with third parties.
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July 23, 2013 at 11:57 AM EDT
