Zix Corporation Selected by Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Service Corporation as a Preferred Vendor.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2004 Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI) is an American company based in Dallas, Texas that provides email encryption to health care organizations, financial institutions and government agencies. (ZixCorp(TM)), (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a global provider of e-messaging protection and transaction services, today announced that the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) Service Corporation-- a subsidiary of AzHHA, Arizona's largest healthcare association -- has selected ZixCorp as its preferred provider of secure e-messaging solutions. The partnership will enable AzHHA's 104 member organizations to purchase ZixCorp communications protection In telecommunication, communications protection is the application of communications security (COMSEC) measures to telecommunications systems in order to: (a) deny unauthorized persons access to sensitive unclassified information of value, (b) prevent disruption of services through the AzHHA Service Corporation's Preferred Vendor Program. ZixCorp's e-messaging services will help hospitals and healthcare organizations meet the requirements 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, ), which mandates appropriate safeguards for electronic communications over public networks. "We were impressed by the ease of use and cost effectiveness of ZixCorp," said Lynn Bruchhof, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for AzHHA. "We were pleased with the smooth, efficient implementation of its services at BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona. Plus, the interoperability and send-to-anyone functionality will enable our members to communicate securely with each other without major overhauls of their IT departments. ZixCorp's participation in our Preferred Vendor Program expands our goal of providing our members with cutting-edge, best-of-breed products and services." The endorsement of the AzHHA follows ZixCorp's selection by leading Arizona healthcare organizations including: Abrazo Health Care, Sun Health, Iasis Healthcare Iasis Healthcare LLC owns and operates hospitals in Arizona, Florida, Texas, Utah and Nevada. The company, based in Franklin, Tennessee, owns 15 hospitals. It also operates a Medicaid insurance plan in Arizona. , John C. Lincoln Health Network; a call center for National Imaging Associates; and BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona which recently renewed its contract with ZixCorp. "Our prominence in the healthcare sector both nationally and in the state of Arizona is helping ZixCorp to gain partnerships such as this one," said Dennis Heathcote, vice president of marketing and products for ZixCorp. "We're proud to see that our easy-to-use services are being recognized by respected associations like the New Jersey Hospital Association, AllHealth, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
"As a service-based organization, we offer a more holistic, customer-focused approach to doing business," continues Heathcote. "Our customers judge us by the success of their implementation and our ongoing service. Because of the high importance we place on customer satisfaction, our sales and support reps are with the customer from the first meeting, through deployment and beyond, to ensure a successful launch. It's this undivided UNDIVIDED. That which is held by the same title by two or more persons, whether their rights are equal, as to value or quantity, or unequal. 2. Tenants in common, joint-tenants, and partners, hold an undivided right in their respective properties, until attention we show our customers that help us develop the strong relationships that get recognized by our customers' peers and representative associations." About the AzHHA The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association is an organization of hospitals and health systems dedicated to providing leadership on issues affecting the delivery, quality, accessibility and cost effectiveness of healthcare. The Association accepts and shares in the responsibility for improving the health status of the people of Arizona. For more information, visit www.azhha.org. About Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(TM)) is a global provider of e-messaging protection and transaction services. ZixCorp offers a range of solutions to protect organizations from viruses, spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). , and electronic attack, as well as enabling secure electronic communications, such as email encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and e-prescribing. ZixCorp helps organizations of any size to streamline operations, mitigate risks, and leverage the efficiencies of e-messaging. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com. |
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