Hi all,

We are now encouraging all housestaff to use their DHS emails to ensure HIPAA compliance.  DHS is a secure way to send confidential e-mails, and you can safely use it for patient information (which you cannot do with gmail).  Your login is the same as your synapse/wellsoft/windows login.  To access your DHS email:

1) On the homepage, click on Outlook Email on the right side

2) If you are accessing your e-mail away from the hospital, you can go directly to https://webmail.lacounty.gov/owa.

Each of you should have DHS access.  Please let us know immediately if you do not have access.  To ensure compliance, all group emails will be switching to DHS by March 31, 2014.  If you do not start using your DHS e-mails, you will no longer be receiving group emails.

Thanks,
Chiefs