New E-mail Security Mechanism for HIPAA and Business Compliance
Attach Plus™ dramatically improves HIPAA and business compliance by reducing the time and complexity it takes to encrypt and e-mail patient documents using the secure 128-bit PDF or ZIP standard.
(PRWEB) June 15, 2005 -- Attach Plus, a premier developer of secure document
encryption tools for e-mail attachments, announced today the availability of
Attach Plus 2.2.7 for major e-mail clients. Attach Plus brings the advanced
features of PDF and ZIP encryption within reach of the average business desktop
user and complies with the HIPAA requirement “Technical security mechanisms” 45
CFR Part 142, S 142.308 (d) for medical records sent via the
Internet.
“Attach Plus has given us the ability to seamlessly send
confidential e-mail from our insurance software using Outlook. Previously we
would have to use the insurance proprietary software that did not work with our
other programs. Attach Plus gives our users a bridge to export sensitive
information to a program (Outlook) which they are already accustomed to using.
It also allowed our IT department to eliminate 3 different programs that were
used to provided the security of Attach Plus document encryption," said Oscar
Miniet, CIO, Head-Beckham Amerinsurance (HBA), Inc."
By running in
conjunction with a HIPAA compliant and configured e-mail system, medical
professionals can now easily and inexpensively roll out a document encryption
tool to every user in the organization without changing their existing e-mail
software. Attach Plus not only makes document security easier, but also gives
users the ability to send a secure network file or folder as a shortcut which is
based on their existing network security settings. A collaboration and
productivity advantage the whole office can benefit from!
Until now,
document security was difficult, expensive and time consuming—something the
average desktop user was not able or willing to take advantage of. Attach Plus
enables users to easily encrypt their documents or print output by converting
the document as it is attached to an e-mail with a few simple mouse clicks. The
result is an industry-standard secure PDF, ZIP or network shortcut placed
conveniently in the body of a new or existing e-mail message.
Attach
Plus was originally designed to meet the needs of Financial Advisors to reduce
the time and complexity it takes to secure a digital document. Today, firms
across the legal, insurance, healthcare, mortgage, and human resources
industries find Attach Plus a large productivity boost by not only reducing the
amount of time it takes to send their clients secure information, but also the
vast reduction in paper they send to clients via mail or fax.
How it
Works:
Attach Plus works intuitively by integrating into these four
Windows/E-mail commands:
1. File->Send To from an open file
2. Right
Click->Send To->Mail Recipient from an unopened file
3. E-mail
application Paperclip (Attach) Button
4. File->Print ->Save &
E-mail PDF from any application
Diagram: http://www.attachplus.com/mkt/docs/AttachPlusWorkflow.pdf
Once
a format is selected, the user can further choose to enter a password, include
certain pages, and even restrict printing and copying. Attach Plus then
automatically attaches the encrypted file to a new or existing e-mail
message.
Quick Features:
- PDF- Encrypt PDF files, include certain
pages, restrict printing and copying
- ZIP- Encrypt ZIP files – great for
retaining document for further editing
- Print to PDF and Attach - Converts
the document to PDF, optionally saves it to your computer, then opens the e-mail
dialogue window. The PDF may be retrieved from the save location or the Sent
Mailbox folder of your e-mail system
- Attach Shortcut – Work collaboratively
with others in your office by attaching network shortcuts to files instead of
the entire document
- “Send To” Integration - Attach Plus allows you to send
open files as attachments from Word, Excel and other MAPI compliant programs to
a new e-mail or an e-mail in progress. Attach Plus also allows you to send
unopened files by right clicking and selecting “Send To” -> “Mail
Recipient”
- Encrypt Pre-existing ZIP or PDF documents
- Merge foreign
documents to one PDF- (WordPerfect, Excel, or Print output)
E-mail &
Applications Supported:
- Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002 (XP) and Outlook
2003
- Outlook Express 6
- Goldmine 5, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5
- ACT! 6 &
2005 e-mail
- Groupwise 6.0 & 6.5
- Eudora 6 - NEW
- Windows,
Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, Open Office & WORLDOX File->Send To
integration
- Any Application that can Print
About Attach
Plus:
Founded in 2003, Attach Plus is an innovative leader of secure e-mail
attachment add-ons for Outlook, Goldmine, ACT!, and Novell Groupwise. Attach
Plus, LLC’s technology provides the reliability and efficiency companies depend
on to securely send client data over the Internet as e-mail attachments. Attach
Plus customers include financial service firms, and departments within larger
companies who need to create, secure and send files such as:
- Documents
containing Social Security numbers and financial information
- Contracts and
legal documents to potential clients
- Spec sheets to vendors
- Press
releases and other documents generated on a company’s electronic
letterhead
Attach Plus is a privately held company located in Tempe, AZ.
For more information, please visit www.attachplus.com or call +1
602.437.7277.
Attach Plus is a registered trademark of Attach Plus
Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Attach Plus is a registered trademark of Attach Plus Corporation.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Attach Plus
Press Contact:
Kevin Basso
Development Manager
Attach Plus
3220 S.
Fair Lane
Tempe, AZ 85282
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Phone: +1 602.437.7277
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