Privacy in Healthcare: Sharing Medical Records Safely
•SnapSend Team
Medical identity theft is on the rise. Your health records contain your SSN, address, insurance info, and medical history—a goldmine for attackers.
Yet, we often need to send an MRI scan to a specialist or a vaccination record to a school. The default method? Email attachments.
Why Email Failed Healthcare
Standard email is not encrypted at rest. It hops through multiple servers. If you attach a PDF of your medical history, that PDF exists in:
- Your "Sent" folder.
- Your provider's "Sent" server.
- The recipient's "Inbox" server.
- The recipient's "Inbox" folder.
That's four points of failure.
The Encrypted Drop Method
For large, sensitive files like MRI scans (DICOM files) or high-res PDFs, you need an encrypted tunnel.
How Snapsend Protects Patient Data
- Client-Side Encryption: The file is encrypted before uploading. We (the server) cannot see the contents.
- Large File Support: Snapsend handles files up to 100MB+, ideal for medical imaging.
- Expiration: Set the link to expire in 24 hours. Once the doctor downloads it, the file should vanish from the cloud.
Your health is private. Your data transfer should be too.