University of Colorado Health Utilizes Zix Email Encryption

Zix Corp. (ZixCorp) said that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) has selected Zix Email Encryption to provide consolidated, secure email across its entire healthcare system.

UCHealth consists of Memorial Health System, Poudre Valley Health System, and University of Colorado Hospital. In its release, ZixCorp said that by using Zix Email Encryption, UCHealth can communicate securely across its organization and with its partners and patients to protect patient privacy and meet the regulatory requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

"We have very close partnerships with other healthcare organizations that provide services to mutual patients," said Fernando Pedroza, UCHealth's Chief Information Security Officer. "Zix Email Encryption gives us a convenient and transparent way to securely communicate patient data across our regional hospitals and to other outside partners."

ZixCorp noted that UCHealth leverages the Company's policy filters to automatically scan and encrypt sensitive information, such as personal health information, if it is detected in the email subject, message or attachments. The policies and automatic scanning enable 18,000 UCHealth users to protect email and maintain focus on providing quality patient care.

"UCHealth is a prestigious healthcare organization, and its trust in ZixCorp is a great endorsement for our email encryption solution," said Rick Spurr, ZixCorp's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "As we continue to expand our presence in the healthcare industry, our service becomes easier and easier for our user community due to the ever increasing transparency in the Zix Encryption Network."

More Information and Complete Details:

https://www.uchealth.org

www.zixcorp.com

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