Encrypting a message converts it to a form that only the intended recipient can read. It is therefore undecipherable to all but the intended recipient.
When President Obama signed into law the HITECH Act as part of ARRA in February 2009, it meant a bevy of changes to the existing HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules.
HHS' OCR in February began using the new fine structure mandated by HITECH and handed one of the country's most prestigious hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, a $1 million penalty for a breach violation.
ClevX™, an intellectual property (IP) development and licensing company in Kirkland, WA, manufactures a secure USB flash drive called LokIt Secure Flash Drive®. It significantly limits risks related to loss or theft.