Category: HIPAA Email Compliance

New Feature: Secure Email Tagline

June 23, 2022

LuxSci is introducing a new email tagline feature to inform recipients that email messages are secured. This helps build trust and increase confidence with less tech-savvy recipients who do not understand how email encryption works. TLS Encryption TLS encryption is now widely supported by the most popular email providers. As a result, more organizations are […]

Using Technology to Address Clinician Burnout

April 26, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges with clinician burnout were impacting the healthcare system. A 2019 British Medical Association (BMA) survey found 80% of doctors were at high or very high risk of burnout. Enter the pandemic: staffing shortages, supply chain issues, and new regulations all contributed to an increase in clinician burnout over the […]

Increasing Operational Efficiency with Email Automation

April 12, 2022

If you work in a busy healthcare practice, administrative tasks can create additional costs and barriers to care. Common communications like appointment reminders, billing statements, and other external messages take a lot of time to create and send. By automating these emails, it’s possible to increase operational efficiency and improve patient outcomes. What is Email […]

Should You Integrate Secure Email Sending with an EMR or EHR?

February 8, 2022

Email is the preferred medium for business communications. Although those in the healthcare industry face restrictions on how they can use email, it is a powerful tool if properly secured. By integrating secure email with an EMR or EHR system, healthcare organizations can automate communications to maximize efficiency. What Are EMRs and EHRs? Electronic medical […]

HIPAA-Compliant Email Hosting or Outbound Email Encryption?

January 25, 2022

There are many ways to protect ePHI in email. HIPAA is technology-neutral and doesn’t make specific recommendations for how to protect email communications. This article explains the difference between a HIPAA-compliant email host and an email encryption gateway. These are just two of the options for securing email accounts.