Zix Corporation Selected by Eastern Connecticut Health Network for Secure e-Messaging Services.DALLAS -- Nonprofit Health System Signs Three-Year Contract for ZixVPM(R), ZixMail(R), and ZixPort(R) Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)), (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a global provider of secure e-messaging, e-prescribing, and e-transaction applications and services, today announced that Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN ECHN Electronic Child Health Network ), the nonprofit parent company of two acute-care community hospitals, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital, has signed a three-year contract for the full suite of ZixCorp's email protection services. The network purchased ZixVPM (Virtual Private Messenger), ZixMail, and ZixPort encryption services to meet the email mandates 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, ) by the April deadline. ZixVPM will enforce ECHN's email policies for 1,200 users, including a pre-configured HIPAA lexicon that automatically detects and encrypts confidential 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 (PHI) for all incoming and outgoing email. ZixMail, a desktop application, will enable 75 users to encrypt, decrypt To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography. , and exchange private and secure email on an individual basis. ZixPort will provide the ability to send messages to customers and partners regardless of their computer or messaging platforms. It is customized to the ECHN Web site's existing look and feel so it will appear as its standard offering. "The decision of whether or not to encrypt a message can be difficult. ZixVPM eliminates that decision," said Charles Covin COVIN, fraud. A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud and prejudice another of his rights. Co. Litt 357, b; Com. Dig. Covin, A; 1 Vin. Abr. 473. Vide Collusion; Fraud. , vice president for information services See Information Systems. and chief information officer for ECHN. "ZixCorp provides a trusted level of security for sensitive information that ensures protection from both sound business practice and HIPAA compliance standpoints." Covin also indicated that because of its multiple site locations and broad connectivity to community resources, ECHN has identified the need to assure that all email transactions are transmitted under safe and secure circumstances. Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), recently named a "Top 100 Integrated Delivery Network for 2005" by Verisys, supports two nonprofit acute-care community hospitals in the cities of Manchester and Vernon as part of a comprehensive integrated delivery system integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health . "Many healthcare systems, like ECHN, are taking safeguards to protect email transactions. However there are still a large number of healthcare organizations that have not taken steps to ensure patient privacy in email communication," said Rick Spurr, chief executive officer for ZixCorp. "Our solutions make it easy for healthcare companies to correct this issue with no disruption to productivity or user satisfaction." About Eastern Connecticut Health Network ECHN is a not-for-profit health care system serving 19 towns in eastern Connecticut, through its network of affiliates that include Manchester Memorial Hospital (a 249-bed acute care community hospital), Rockville General Hospital (a 102-bed acute care community hospital), Woodlake at Tolland (a 100-bed nursing home and short-term rehabilitation facility), the Women's Center for Wellness in Vernon, and ECHN Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Inc. (a series of medical practices owned and operated by ECHN). It is in partnership with Visiting Nurse vis·it·ing nurse n. A registered nurse employed by a public health agency or hospital to promote community health and especially to visit and administer treatment to sick people in their homes. & Health Services of Connecticut Inc., Northeast Professional Home Care Inc., Connecticut Occupational Medicine Partners Inc., Ambulance Service of Manchester, Aetna Ambulance, Metro Wheelchair, and Saint Francis Care (which partners with ECHN on the Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac Catheterization Definition Cardiac catheterization (also called heart catheterization) is a diagnostic procedure which does a comprehensive examination of how the heart and its blood vessels function. Laboratory of the Hoffman Heart Institute of Connecticut at Rockville General Hospital), Community CancerCare Inc. (which provides radiation therapy services at The John A. DeQuattro Community Cancer Center in Manchester). ECHN is also affiliated with Connecticut Children's Medical Center. For more information, visit www.echn.org. About Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in healthcare, finance, insurance, and government. ZixCorp's eSecure services enable policy-driven email encryption, content filtering and send-to-anyone capability while its eHealth services improve patient care, reduce costs, and improve efficiency through e-prescribing and e-lab solutions. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com. |
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