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Hilgraeve Targets Healthcare Industry with HIPAA Ready Internet Delivery Service
HyperSend allows healthcare providers to exchange data securely via the Internet

Monroe, Mich., August 22, 2000 - Hilgraeve, Inc., a long-time leader in data communications software, today announced that its new HyperSend secure Internet delivery service overcomes the risks of email, allowing healthcare providers to exchange patient data safely through the Internet. Hilgraeve designed HyperSend to meet requirements of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and has published a HIPAA readiness statement to enable the healthcare industry to leverage the Internet for cost containment and savings immediately.

According to HIPAA, digital data transfer methods must provide a way to authenticate user identity, must be encrypted during transfer, and must provide an audit trail.

The healthcare industry, squeezed by cost pressures, is looking to the Internet to reduce overhead and increase efficiency by eliminating paper, fax and overnight delivery of patient data. Yet the industry has been slow to adopt solutions because of stretched budgets, concerns about implementation and training, and uncertainty about HIPAA regulations. In HyperSend, Hilgraeve has provided an affordable, self-implementing solution that is as easy to use as email – backed by a HIPAA readiness statement that lets healthcare providers move forward with confidence.

"Today the healthcare community can be best served by high-value, HIPAA ready Internet communication services. These services must have very short learning curves, virtually no implementation overhead and risk-free feasibility assessments. These ideals are the Holy Grail of HIPAA compliance, and HyperSend meets them," said Jim Bloedau, an e-healthcare business consultant.

Bloedau, a 25-year veteran of the healthcare industry and president of Information Advantage Group, recognizes an acute need for digital document delivery within the healthcare community. "All healthcare professionals and vendors need to get started and find a simple way to electronically exchange administrative and clinical information between one another and with patients. HyperSend’s self-implementing nature offers the logical first step on the path to HIPAA compliance. It is the most cost-efficient and easily implemented method I’ve discovered for meeting HIPAA communication requirements. The benefits are immediate."

"We created HyperSend to fill a serious void in the data communications market," said Hilgraeve President Matthew Gray. "Legacy digital data transfer technologies like email are not secure enough or robust enough to transmit highly-confidential, large documents or files. Physical delivery is expensive, slow and insecure. Neither allows for workforce automation. HyperSend will save companies substantial amounts of time and money by solving those problems."

HyperSend is a Web-based application resulting from Hilgraeve’s 18 years of experience developing award-winning communications software. HyperSend utilizes 128-bit secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption and password-protection to ensure privacy of communications. A complete non-repudiation audit trail allows the sender to verify the precise time a message was received. HyperSend permits individual users to send up to 100 messages free each month, and offers businesses advanced capabilities for mission-critical information exchange at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Individuals may sign up for free accounts at HyperSend.com and send files and documents to anyone who has an email address and web browser. Recipients receive an email notification the lets them sign up for a free account and receive the delivery immediately. Members of the medical community wishing to receive a copy of the HIPAA readiness statement may contact Bob Paulenske, VP of Sales, Hilgraeve Inc., at 734-243-0576 or bobp@hilgraeve.com.

About Hilgraeve, Inc.
Hilgraeve, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions for mission-critical business communication challenges. Founded in 1980, Hilgraeve ranks among the world’s most prolific communication software companies. Its HyperTerminal product is on more than 50 million desktops worldwide as a standard feature within all Microsoft Windows products since Windows 95. Publications such as Fortune, PC Week, PC World and PC Magazine have recognized Hilgraeve products with their reviews and awards. For more information, please visit www.hypersend.com and www.hilgraeve.com.

Editor’s Note
Members of the press who would like to receive a copy of the HyperSend HIPAA readiness statement may contact Laura Margolis, PR 21, at 312-396-9726 or laura_margolis@pr21.com.