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Kodak Debuts Powerful, Easy-to-Use Secure E-Mail Messaging Service For Healthcare Providers
ANAHEIM, Aug. 10, 2003 ¾ Eastman Kodak Company today announced worldwide availability of the Kodak Secure E-Mail Service, which can encrypt e-mail messages and their attachments so that patient information and images can be sent securely over the Internet to physicians, patients and other healthcare providers. It allows any type of electronic document, including laboratory and radiology reports, electronic patient records, billing statements and imaging studies, to be delivered securely to any recipient—without the need for additional software at the recipient’s site.
“This affordable, easy-to-use service can help healthcare providers meet the privacy and security guidelines for protecting patient data as called for by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the United States and related regulations in other countries,” said John Farrell, General Manager of Growth Services and Vice President, Kodak’s Health Imaging Group.
“This service can be integrated into existing e-mail systems and used in both clinical and business applications. It can also be purchased as part of a Kodak DirectView PACS system.”
Encryption takes place in less than 1/10th of a second. This software is compatible with existing firewalls and any SMTP mail system. In addition to encryption of sensitive patient information, the secure e-mail service allows security administrators to implement virus scanning, content filtering and archiving. Full auditing capabilities include the ability to confirm receipt and view the time at which the e-mail was received.
The Kodak Secure E-Mail Service is scalable and healthcare providers can tailor the system to meet national health laws and regulations worldwide.
This secure e-mail application is provided through an agreement with Aliroo Ltd., of Israel. Under terms of the agreement, Kodak has obtained exclusive rights to market Aliroo’s PrivaWall secure e-mail messaging system in the United States and non-exclusive rights to market this system throughout the rest of the world.
“We are delighted to be chosen by a worldwide market leader to furnish secure e-mail systems to the healthcare market,” said Meir Zorea, Aliroo’s President and CEO.
About Aliroo Ltd.
Headquartered in Israel, Aliroo Ltd. is an international developer of innovative enterprise content assurance and secure messaging solutions. Utilizing the company's advanced technologies, organizations are able to implement and enforce e-mail security policies, including: "push" e-bill presentation and universal ISP secure delivery service; sign and authenticate electronic documents; and protect data stored on client computers and network files.
About Kodak’s Health Imaging Group
Kodak’s Health Imaging Group is a world leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing intelligent imaging products from analog to digital. Its portfolio includes computed radiography and digital radiography systems, laser imagers, picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems, traditional mammography and x-ray film systems, dental imaging and services. The group, with annual revenues of $2.27 billion, has served the global health care community for more than 100 years.
The Health Imaging Group and Kodak’s other major businesses—the Photography Group, the Commercial Imaging Group, the Display Business and the Components business—together are leading participants in infoimaging, a $385 billion industry created by the convergence of image-and-information technology. Infoimaging unites three closely related imaging markets that enable end users to more easily capture, process and share images and information: devices; infrastructure, such as PACS/networks; and professional services and media.
For more information about Kodak's Health Imaging Group, contact your Kodak
representative or visit Kodak's web site at www.kodak.com/go/health.
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