CDA Essentials 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue 7

14 | 2019 | Issue 7 CDA at W ork A Brief History of CDA Secure Send SAFE TRANSFER OF PATIENT INFORMATION In 2017, CDAworked with its corporate member provincial dental associations to launch CDA Secure Send, an easy-to-use and encrypted system that enables dentists to send referrals and other documents containing protected patient data, including radiographs. Since then, electronic referrals and the need to exchange patient data electronically has continued to grow. At the same time, data breaches have become a threat to all health care providers, including dentists. “Most cyber-attacks are not targeted at a person or company but rather to any unprotected device or easy login credentials connected to the Internet,” says Dean Smith, manager of Information Technologies at CDA. “Trends in cyber security paint an unwelcoming picture and the risk to your office will increase over time.” Until recently, email may have seemed to some like an easy way to transfer patient data. But dental offices have legal obligations to protect patient information and data. “Emailing patient data is a practise that should be stopped immediately,” says Smith. Dr. Sandy Mutchmor, CDA president, speaks about Secure Send at wp.me/p2Lv6A-7iu As easy as email. Live support at 1-866-788-1212. Secure and confidential. Share files with dentists, labs, specialists and patients! $ave your bottom line. Free with provincial dental association & affiliate CDA membership. SIGN UP NOW services.cda-adc.ca Dentists protect oral health. protects patient data.