SECURE DELIVERY OF PATIENT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
A process for configuring an account for a desktop application uses a central data processing facility to configure a release for a trading partner, which release includes the preferred method of receiving documents and preferred format for the content; configures an intake download by storing settings for how to export and import documents; configures intake rules to determine how to route received documents; installs a Desktop from the web portal onto a local data processing system; and automatically synchronizing the Desktop to the portal. A process for ensuring the secure delivery of information about a patient sends a verification fax sheet to a fax number of a recipient instructing the recipient to go to a website; validates the recipient after the recipient has visited the website; tests the recipient at the website using questions specific to the patient; and sends the confidential information to the fax number if the recipient passes the test.
1 . A method for ensuring secure delivery of patient confidential information, comprising:
sending a verification fax sheet to a fax number of a recipient, wherein the verification fax sheet includes an encoded address specific to the recipient;
validating the recipient after the recipient has visited the encoded address;
performing a security test on the recipient at the encoded address; and
sending patient confidential information to the fax number of the recipient if the recipient passes the security test.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the recipient includes verifying the recipient's identity at the encoded address.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the security test includes:
presenting a number of names to the recipient; and
having the recipient select the name that corresponds to the patient.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the security test includes requesting patient-specific information from the recipient.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the security test includes presenting a form to the recipient to request the patient-specific information.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the form includes multiple fields; and
the requesting includes requesting multiple pieces of patient-specific information.
7 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving a data file including recipient information and the patient-specific information, wherein the security test is performed against the patient-specific information in the data file.
8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the security test further includes:
comparing the patient-specific information requested from the recipient with stored patient-specific information; and
marking the recipient as valid if the patient-specific information requested from the recipient matches the stored patient-specific information.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a data file including recipient information and patient information, wherein the security test is performed against the patient information in the data file.
10 . A system for ensuring secure delivery of patient confidential information, comprising:
a verifier, configured to send a verification fax sheet to a fax number of a recipient, wherein the verification fax sheet includes an encoded address specific to the recipient;
a web portal, configured to:
validate the recipient after the recipient has visited the encoded address;
perform a security test on the recipient at the encoded address; and
send patient confidential information to the fax number of the recipient if the recipient passes the security test.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the web portal is further configured to validate the recipient by verifying the recipient's identity at the encoded address.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the web portal is further configured to perform the security test by:
presenting a number of names to the recipient; and
having the recipient select the name that corresponds to the patient.
13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the web portal is further configured to perform the security test by requesting patient-specific information from the recipient.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the web portal is further configured to present a form to the recipient to request the patient-specific information.
15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the web portal is further configured to:
receive a data file including recipient information and the patient-specific information, wherein the security test is performed against the patient-specific information in the data file.
16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the web portal is further configured to:
compare the patient-specific information requested from the recipient with stored patient-specific information; and
mark the recipient as valid if the patient-specific information requested from the recipient matches the stored patient-specific information.
17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for performing operations configured to ensure secure delivery of patient confidential information, the operations comprising:
sending a verification fax sheet to a fax number of a recipient, wherein the verification fax sheet includes an encoded address specific to the recipient;
validating the recipient after the recipient has visited the encoded address;
performing a security test on the recipient at the encoded address; and
sending patient confidential information to the fax number of the recipient if the recipient passes the security test.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein performing the security test includes requesting patient-specific information from the recipient.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a data file including recipient information and the patient-specific information, wherein the security test is performed against the patient-specific information in the data file.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations for performing the security test further include:
comparing the patient-specific information requested from the recipient with stored patient-specific information; and
marking the recipient as valid if the patient-specific information requested from the recipient matches the stored patient-specific information.