Identillect’s Delivery Trust® implemented by Hospice & Palliative Care for Secure Communications of Patient Data

Identillect Technologies Corp (TSXV:ID), a trusted leading provider of compliant email security announced that Hospice and  Palliative Care of Iredell County (HOIC), a provider of hospice care has selected Delivery Trust for email communication security across their entire network.

As quoted in the press release:

Terri Phillips, CEO of HOIC stated, “We have always ensured our patients receive the most compassionate care and our dedication to protecting patient data is no different. We are now advancing our security measures and providing enhanced protection for all patient information with Delivery Trust.”

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is legislation focused on data privacy and security for medical information. As a result of increasing cyber-security threats, the rules surrounding internet security were enhanced to protect confidential patient information. North America still leads in data breaches investigated by Trustwave at 43%. Targeted attacks are becoming prevalent and much more sophisticated. Many breach incidents show signs of careful preplanning by cybercriminals probing for weak packages and tools to exploit. This extension now applies to any health care provider, as well as business associates, which utilize the electronic transmission of confidential patient data.  All this is creating much of the growth in the need for cyber-security products.

Todd Sexton, CEO of Identillect Technologies comments, “We are excited to be able to provide Delivery Trust email security for HOIC, a respected provider of hospice care throughout North Carolina. With expanded regulations for patient privacy under HIPAA, we expect the health care segment to see growth in the demand for compliance software. Additionally, the growing elderly population is seeing amplified breaches in this sector of the medical community and it is our goal to help mitigate these occurrences.”

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