Category: LuxSci Library: HIPAA

7 Ways You Could be Unknowingly Violating HIPAA

August 14, 2024

Non-compliance with HIPAA can easily lead to unintended breaches where PHI data is exposed to unauthorized parties. This can be very expensive! Violating HIPAA can cost anywhere from $100 to $70,000 per violation (or per data record). You don’t want to be caught in a situation where inaction, neglect, or lack of knowledge can result […]

HIPAA Compliant Forms

February 3, 2024

When it comes to digital data collection, there is often a lot of uncertainty surrounding HIPAA compliant forms. Do Healthcare Websites Need HIPAA Compliant Forms? We often have customers ask if their website forms need to be HIPAA compliant. The short answer is that securing patient data is always recommended. You never know what types […]

Are Replies to Encrypted Emails also Secure?

December 26, 2023

Sending HIPAA-compliant emails is easy when you use an encryption solution like LuxSci. But what happens when someone replies to an encrypted message? Are the replies also secure? This is primarily a concern when using SMTP TLS as a secure means of email delivery.  This article will explain how messages are sent securely, how replies […]

HIPAA Requirements for Email Encryption

November 28, 2023

If you are in the healthcare field, you may have wondered what HIPAA’s exact requirements are regarding email encryption. Understandably, not many people are willing to read the 115 pages of the simplified regulation text, so the question often goes unanswered. The good news is that we have parsed them for you. We’ve trawled through […]

Overcoming Barriers to Successful Digital Health Patient Engagement

October 31, 2023

Effective patient engagement is a goal for many healthcare organizations because of the benefits. When patients are engaged in their healthcare, illnesses are diagnosed sooner, bills are paid faster, and patient satisfaction is increased, leading to better business outcomes for the healthcare organization. Advances in technology have made it easier to achieve successful digital health […]