{"id":21067,"date":"2003-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-12-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/12\/09\/hipaa-message-securing-an-e-mail\/"},"modified":"2003-12-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-12-09T06:00:00","slug":"hipaa-message-securing-an-e-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2003\/12\/09\/hipaa-message-securing-an-e-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"HIPAA message &#8212; securing an e-mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hipaalock.gif\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\">HIPAA, the &#8220;Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,&#8221; provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of our continuing efforts to educate employees. <i>Today&#8217;s HIPAA message deals with securing an e-mail.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Question:<\/b> I know e-mail which contains Protected Health Information (PHI) or other confidential information is not entirely secure. Is there anything I can do to protect the information?  <\/p>\n<p><b>Answer:<\/b> If you are sending e-mail which contains PHI, it is possible to place the information in a Word or Excel document and attach this document to the e-mail. These documents can be password protected.  The process to follow is:<br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI>Create the document.<br \/>\n<LI>Password protect the document.*<br \/>\n<LI>Create an e-mail and attach the password protected document to the e-mail.<br \/>\n<LI>Call the person with the password or send the password via a separate e-mail.<br \/>\nWhile this procedure is not required, it will provide additional security for the document.  As a reminder, the subject line should not contain the patient&#8217;s name.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p>The HIPAA security rule mandates that we safeguard electronic protected health information &#8212; these procedures provide an additional safeguard.<\/p>\n<p>* Instructions for password protecting a file can be found on the following HelpPage:<br \/>\n\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/leis\/index.cfm?dummyvar=-1&#038;webtype=graphics&#038;CONREF=dummyvar=-1&#038;webtype=graphics&#038;CONREF=dummyvar=-1&#038;CONREF=115\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Password Protect a File<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a manager, please ensure all of your employees are informed of the contents of these messages and how it applies to your work area. 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