WESTWOOD, MA, March 15, 2016 — LuxSci® announces the recent launch of SecureText, a unique solution to concerns about HIPAA-compliant text messaging, and an important step to safeguard and secure electronic patient health information (ePHI). Communicating through text message is a convenience to which we have grown rapidly accustomed. However, sending unsecured texts places healthcare […]
Sending text messages under HIPAA Sometimes, technology just sneaks up on you. Patients want to speak with you – stat – about lab results or to schedule, be reminded of, and confirm an appointment without an interminable wait in the phone queue. Patients want text messaging — which has quickly become the new normal for […]
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) describes a plan for companies to control the sending of sensitive data. E.g. this can include controls to stop the flow of sensitive data or to ensure that sensitive data is always well-encrypted (for compliance) when sent. In the context of email, DLP is usually achieved through the following formula: Construct a […]
We have long held that leaving it to each sender/employee to properly enable encryption for each sensitive message (a.k.a “Opt In Encryption”) is too risky. Why? Any mistake or oversight immediately equals a breach and liability. Instead, LuxSci has always promoted use of “Opt Out Encryption,” in which the account default is to encrypt everything unless […]
There has been a lot of hype about Google offering a Business Associate Agreement to paid Google Apps customers who must abide by HIPAA regulations. Those who are familiar with Google may be under the incorrect assumption that simply signing up for Google Apps will solve all their HIPAA compliance challenges. This seems to be […]
