Retarus featured in new Healthcare Secure Document Delivery Report

Munich, 09.05.2018 // Retarus, global cloud messaging provider, today announced a new whitepaper on Healthcare and Secure Document Delivery with an emphasis on the future of fax. Mark Malone, cloud-based fax industry expert and the author of the healthcare whitepaper, outlines how the evolvement of strict data privacy regulations and mandatory compliances have elevated the role of cloud applications, making it imminent for many industries, especially healthcare.

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations have mandated hospitals and other healthcare providers to reevaluate their existing models of data transmission. Ease of access to information online or mismanagement of private documentation transmitted over a fax machine makes it a challenge for the healthcare providers to safeguard highly sensitive patient data. In his whitepaper, Mark Malone outlines the importance of vetting cloud providers to ensure a rock solid HIPAA compliant solution, not only for data security but for avoiding hefty fines and penalties.

“Given the complexity of regulations such as HIPAA and HITECH, more companies are now adopting cloud solutions for its competence and preeminent security benefits”, says Steve MacDiarmid, President & CEO, retarus North America. “Mark Malone’s comprehensive whitepaper is a good reference guide for healthcare providers to choose a cloud solution that meets their compliance objectives and helps them improve their ROI significantly. As a cloud provider, protecting private information remains Retarus’ absolutely critical mission, not only for the success of our business but for retaining the trust of our customers.”

Providing a brief overview of what the HIPAA security rule stands for, the whitepaper demonstrates Retarus’ ability to adhere to the fundamental directives of the Security Rule. Once connected to Retarus’ Global Delivery Network, companies benefit from the maximum reliability and scalability, and the highest level of security. In his words, Mark Malone finds “Retarus cloud network to safely transmit and receive critical PHI faxes; which means Retarus can meet or exceed the guidelines.“

Download this whitepaper to discover how healthcare providers can fulfill their compliance objectives and safeguard sensitive patient healthcare information with Retarus.

About Retarus

Retarus is a global provider of APIs, gateways, and applications for messaging, email management, and the exchange of structured data for business processes – with top performance, security, and data protection, provided from the company's self-operated data centers around the globe. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Retarus is owner-managed and proud of its innovation power. The company employs a staff of around 500 at 20 locations on four continents. Retarus' services are leveraged by the world's leading companies. The services are sold directly by Retarus or in close collaboration with selected partners. Analysts constantly commend Retarus' outstanding quality and reliability. More details: www.retarus.com

About Mark Malone

Mark Malone has been a long-time participant and contributor in the computer-based and cloud-based Fax (CBF) industry. He began his fax journey in the year 2000 when he joined the largest worldwide leader in CBF where he remained for 7 years. Since then he has served as a Computer-based fax market consultant and market analyst, serving dozens of CBF clients. In 2012, he created Fax Over Cloud ™, a secure fax industry news site and repository for his various papers, articles, and fax product spotlights. His high-tech career spans 28 years, 4 decades, and counting. Mark is a trained Business Analyst, a Certified Product Manager, and a Volunteer Firefighter in his local community. He is a graduate with distinction (cum laude), from the State University of New York at Albany.