KoolSpan U: Weekly Word Wednesday

KoolSpan U: Weekly Word Wednesday – HIPAA

HIPAA privacy and security rules

HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a U.S. act of Congress that modified and created numerous federal statutes governing the regulation and protection of personally identifiable “protected health information,” among other things. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals’ protected health information, whether electronic, written or oral. The Security Rule is a Federal law that requires security for health information in electronic form.

Can you use it in a sentence?

KoolSpan’s TrustText encryption for SMS messaging is compliant with the HIPAA privacy and security rules to permit the security of your intimate information. The TrustText technology is provided via the KoolSpan TrustChip.

Francis Knott

Francis Knott has over 17 years of mobility, technology, interactive media, software and healthcare experience. Mr Knott is an expert at building companies, growing revenue and launching and marketing new products. In the past, he has worked in software and product development, mobile social media, and mobile applications development.