LuxSci SecureForm is an easy way to add or enhance security and functionality to online forms you use to collect important information. You can receive the form data via secure email in a broad range of formats, save it to a LuxSci Documents WebAide (encryption optional) for future access, and/or send it directly to a MySQL database. You can even receive notifications via email or text message when new submissions arrive!

If you are in need of SecureForm, this video will answer many of your questions regarding how it works, for what it can be used, and how it is configured.

Watch Video: SecureForm Overview

Doctors and medical professionals are feeling a growing pressure to get their business online (i.e. even use of electronic prescriptions is being pushed).  This includes making available protected health information to patients via a web site and collecting similar private information from patients or would-be patients. If doctors can show that they are using digital systems with their health care practices in a meaningful way by 2011, they may be eligible for some serious money (part of the proposed stimulus package — the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)).

However, where the health information of an identifiable individual is involved, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the official compliance document.  So, what do these requirements mean and how can HIPAA be followed in the context of a website?

Read the rest of this post »