To ensure that confidential information is sent in a secure manner and comply with HIPAA. Please follow the following steps when sending confidential information through Outlook.
1. After drafting your email, click the sensitivity button in the Outlook Ribbon.
2. Select either ‘Confidential’ or ‘Highly Confidential’, depending on the level of sensitivity of the information you are sending.
3. Select either ‘Recipients Only’ or ‘All Employees’. Please note that selecting ‘Anyone’ does not secure your communication.
4. Send off your secure email.