Information Blocking Is Over – How Will It Affect Your Organization?
Starting April 5, 2021, information blocking will no longer be allowed thanks to changes that were kicked off by 2016’s 21st Century Cures Act. In short, information blocking involves interfering with the exchange, access, or use of electronic health information. There are many ways information can be “blocked,” but the term broadly refers to improperly […]
30th National HIPAA Summit Recap
Last week, the LuxSci team attended the Virtual 30th National HIPAA Summit. The conference featured government and industry leaders who led sessions on updates to HIPAA rules, ongoing threats to cybersecurity, the impacts of remote work, and many other topics. We can’t touch on every session that took place over the four days of the […]
HIPAA-Compliant Web Sites: Requirements and Best Practices
It is not easy to create a HIPAA-compliant web site and webmasters often ask us for clarification on best practices when it comes to HIPAA compliance. We have previously discussed what makes a web page secure and also what makes a web site HIPAA-compliant, but it seems that an explainer on what you should and […]
Time-Based Access Control
A new security feature is available for LuxSci WebMail customers. Account administrators now have the option to implement time-based access controls for their users. Administrators can restrict what times of day and what days of the week individual users are permitted to use the LuxSci web interface (for WebMail, administration, or other tasks) to increase […]
What Is Smishing And How Can You Avoid It?
You are probably familiar with smishing, even if you aren’t quite sure what it’s called or the underlying details. We’ve all received strange SMS messages along the lines of: We’ve noticed suspicious activity on your account. Visit scamsiteabc.com/kkjdkjh if you did not make any recent purchases. Congratulations! You’ve won a $500 Best Buy gift card. […]
