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Case Study: Securely Send Medical Laboratory Results to Patients

Erik Kangas — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:37:36 +0000

We count medical laboratories among our many customers. They process tests requested by doctors and send the results to the patients via email.

Medical laboratories, while not HIPAA covered entities themselves, are business associates with Hospitals and Doctors who are>> read the complete answer

Case Study: Fully Debranded HIPAA Compliant Services

steve@luxsci.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:09:07 +0000

The limitations imposed upon hospitals and medical practices in order to meet HIPAA standards often make it easier and more cost-effective to outsource your email to an outside provider such as LuxSci. However, we understand that this can sometimes>> read the complete answer

Secure Email Sending using LuxSci’s Mobile Site

Erik Kangas — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:52:17 +0000

LuxSci’s Mobile Site provides a fast and simplified interface for mobile devices and desktop web browsers. While the Mobile Site has always supported secure connections (over SSL) to prevent eavesdropping on passwords and data; the Mobile Site>> read the complete answer

New SecureLine Plugin for Microsoft Outlook

steve@luxsci.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:32:25 +0000

LuxSci is pleased to present our latest feature for improving the secure email experience for Microsoft Outlook users — the new SecureLine Plugin for Outlook!

This tool integrates the outbound encryption features of the LuxSci WebMail interface into>> read the complete answer

Automate Secure Outbound Email Sending with SecureLine

Erik Kangas — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:01:31 +0000

Frequently we are approached by customers who have automated systems that need to send out secured emails on demand and without any manual interaction. These could be web site response systems for sensitive information, health care labs emailing results which>> read the complete answer

Case Study: LuxSci SecureForm and Ink Signatures Eliminate Downloading, Printing, Signing, and Faxing of Contracts

Erik Kangas — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:14:32 +0000

For legal reasons, LuxSci’s HIPAA customers are required to physically sign a “Business Associate Agreement” and return it to us. While this is a simple and commonplace request, it creates a lot of busy work on the part of the>> read the complete answer

Gmail – Not HIPAA Compliant Email

Erik Kangas — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:21:11 +0000

We are frequently approached by customers in need of HIPAA compliant email who are currently using Gmail, or who have users that are familiar with and like Gmail. They would, of course, like to add HIPAA compliance>> read the complete answer

What is Cloud Computing? Or How to Speak Intelligently about Cloud and Virtual Private Servers

Erik Kangas — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:47:44 +0000

We are often asked questions about Cloud Servers and Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and which is better and in what circumstances. We also find that many customers are using these terms without a good understanding of what they mean and>> read the complete answer

HIPAA Compliance Checklist: What You Need To Do

Erik Kangas — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:42:36 +0000

LuxSci provides HIPAA-compliant services and must itself maintain HIPAA-compliant business operations in order to comply with HIPAA HITECH regulations. As such, many of our customers and leads look to us for exactly what they need to do to>> read the complete answer

HIPAA Faxing: How To Send and Receive FAXes in a Secure and Compliant Way

Erik Kangas — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:21:14 +0000

We have previously discussed how it may be OK according to HIPAA to send and receive FAXes with ePHI over standard analog phone lines. See: Is a FAX document HIPAA-Secure?

However, we have observed that customers more and>> read the complete answer