MEDePass and Certicom to Provide Digital IDs for Physicians Enabling the Secure Exchange of Confidential Patient Information from the Desktop to Mobile Devices - MEDePass Inc. contracts Certicom Corp - Brief Article

Wireless Internet, August, 2001

MEDePass announced that it has selected Certicom to be its exclusive security solutions provider. MEDePass Inc. will use Certicom's MobileTrust managed Certificate Services to manufacture MEDePass Certificates for physicians and their staff to enable the secure, authenticated electronic exchange of confidential healthcare information. A MEDePass Certificate authenticates a physician's electronic identity, providing verification of his or her professional and license status.

MEDePass Inc. was created to meet physicians' need for secure on-line identities. MEDePass Certificates, designed to meet proposed Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) security regulations, provide proof of the physician holder's identity and license status as well as the ability to encrypt and digitally sign e-mail messages and other types of data such as contract, medical records, and even spreadsheets.