PA Direct Grant Information

The federal government has provided grants to states to encourage the widespread adoption of health information technology (HIT). DIRECT is a form of secure email that provides the standards and services necessary to securely push content from a sender to a receiver. DIRECT benefits patients and providers by improving the sharing of health information, making it faster, more secure and less expensive. It is also a first step towards the adoption of more robust forms of health information exchange. Contact us now to set up your secure connection.

HIPAA clearly states that a system must be in place to handle the secure transmission and storage of all electronic files. Additionally, the HITECH Act of 2009 revised the civil monetary penalty schedule for violations to HIPAA compliance, with new fines ranging from $100 up to $50,000 for each violation. The HITECH act also empowered state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA, which was previously the responsibility of HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) and OIG (Office of Inspector General).

Your office efficiency is critical to productivity and profitability. The .mdEmail^® Direct solution enables an efficient, cost-effective and paperless communication between physicians, patients or any independent business counterpart within the health care community. The ability to send and receive information electronically is the first step to improving your office productivity. .mdEmail® is easily integrated into any existing email system, eliminating the hassle of purchasing expensive new software, personnel training or costly installations. Break free from time consuming faxing, scanning, phone tag and paid postage and start maximizing your workflow and optimizing patient care.

The .mdEmail^® Solution offers your organization three important benefits:

• Customer outgoing mail will have SendAnywhere capability.
• Mail between the customer and other .mdEmail customers will be secure and not travel over the internet.
• The ability to cost effectively transform your existing email infrastructure to an encrypted email infrastructure without workflow disruption or significant capital expense.