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The potential risks of e-mail

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, June 7, 2007

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E-mail has become such an everyday tool that we rarely stop to consider the potential risks. But the truth is that most e-mail is insecure and inadequately protects messages from security threats. This is particularly dangerous when covered entities use e-mail to transmit patient health information (PHI). Use the following suggestions for securing e-mail:

• Ban the transmission of PHI over open networks (such as the Internet) when appropriate
• Prohibit non-secure access to e-mail from portable devices or over wireless networks
• Use secure connections for e-mail
• Require appropriately strong encryption

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