CareSouth Selects Tovaris for Secure Email Services.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 Tovaris, a global provider of email security and secure messaging solutions, today announced that CareSouth, one of the largest providers of home care business services in the U.S., has selected Tovaris as its secure email provider. CareSouth chose Tovaris to reduce its risk of violating the email security regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when of 1996 (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ) and to proactively safeguard sensitive patient information, including PHI (Protected Health Information protected health information Health informatics Any individually identifiable health informatlon that is used or circulated by an entity that falls under the governance of HIPAA; the privacy regulations mandate safeguards for protected health information, and the ). CareSouth selected the Tovaris Email Security Solution(TM) (TESS TESS Trademark Electronic Search System (US Patent and Trademark Office) TESS Texas Excavation Safety System TESS The Exponential Security System (RFC 1824) TESS Toxic Exposure Surveillance System ), a turn-key secure email appliance See e-mail appliance. platform that will enable its employees to send and receive secure email messages without creating, deploying, or managing any desktop-based encryption software, keys, or plug-ins. CareSouth's selection enables it to meet HIPAA's addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be implementation specification for PHI encryption. CareSouth's choice demonstrates its commitment to privacy and security, and addresses the risks of electronic communication over open networks, including the Internet. Tovaris enables CareSouth to securely communicate with all email recipients regardless of their information security infrastructure and network environment. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an appliance solution that made it very easy for our users to send PHI and other confidential information in email messages," said Bill Cashin, CareSouth's Assistant Vice President, Network Services. "Our primary requirements were for employees to have an easy to use system, for our administrators to have an easy to install product, and for CareSouth to implement a cost-effective solution with minimal administrative overhead. Tovaris has met and exceeded our requirements, and has been extremely responsive to our needs." CareSouth provides state of the art services to its patients and business services clients across the U.S. through its large, integrated healthcare delivery system. CareSouth manages or provides business services to approximately 20 agencies owned by third parties, with combined revenue of approximately $150 million. Currently CareSouth owns six Medicare certified home health agencies primarily located in the Southeast, including the following: Dothan, AL; Lancaster, CA; Greensboro, NC; Lexington, NC; Washington, GA; and Winchester, TN. "Tovaris is delighted to welcome CareSouth to our growing network of healthcare providers in the Southeast and across the country," said Roland Gerard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tovaris. "CareSouth's executive leadership and technology management teams understand in a real way that email confidentiality and privacy is more than just a matter of compliance, it's a bottom-line business imperative." About CareSouth CareSouth, based in Augusta, Georgia, is one of the top providers of homecare business services in the United States. The company's business services division provides centralized financial management for agencies across the country with total revenues in excess of $300 million. CareSouth's homecare business services include billing and collections, utilization review u·til·i·za·tion review n. A process for monitoring the use, delivery, and cost-effectiveness of services, especially those provided by medical professionals. and insurance verification, payroll processing, financial and accounting services, reimbursement services and clinical and operation management. Additionally, CareSouth provides distinctive leadership to home care businesses by supplying other non-routine services to include strategic planning, acquisition support, new program development and marketing. About Tovaris Tovaris provides industry-leading email security solutions that protect the vital information of healthcare providers, financial services organizations, legal firms, and government agencies. Tovaris enables enterprises to protect their sensitive information and their customers' privacy through cost effective, highly secure, easy to use, easy to deploy, and highly scalable network appliance solutions. Notable customers include Arizona Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
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