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With the evolution of the Healthcare industry in the United States the emphasis place on privacy of
information and the efficiency of systems structure has increased. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was enacted in 1996 has further paved the way for this
evolution. Under HIPAA healthcare organizations must comply with federal requirements set forth to make healthcare in the United States more efficient, secure and private. Under the
Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA, the Department of Health and Human Sciences was directed to create regulation covering privacy, security and the electronic exchange of certain health
care information.
Healthcare organizations face the tough task of assessing their security policies and procedures to
identify technologies that reinforce and support their security efforts. With over 95% of today’s health records paper-based new solutions will be required to integrate the paper world with
the electronic world. Many organizations are finding it difficult to integrate security technologies with their various information systems. Organizations also have difficulties
addressing the lowest common denominator of systems within their organization. Fax and e-mail transmissions account for the largest amount of information transferred in organizations without
security policies attached to them. INTACTA’s mission is to cover this issue for healthcare organizations with a patented technology solution that integrates into existing solutions while
offering a secured fax and e-mail solution. .
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