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January 31, 2017 • By Erik Kangas

Am I at HIPAA-risk if a patient replies to my secure email message?

Here is a question from “Ask Erik:” Dear Dr. Kangas, When I write an email to a patient from my LuxSci account, it is encrypted and therefore HIPPA compliant. When they write me back from their regular email address (it’s often hard to get them to sign up at LuxSci),...

January 26, 2017 • By Erik Kangas

How To Encourage Patient Consent To Email Marketing Without Feeling Slimy

If email marketing is known to produce results across a variety of industries, why do some professionals feel uncomfortable with it? Why do they feel “slimy”? It is not uncommon for people to feel hesitant to engage in email...

November 11, 2016 • By Erik Kangas

What is HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage?

HIPAA-compliant cloud storage complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to ensure the security of healthcare patients’ data stored on remote servers accessed from the internet. HIPAA governs how healthcare providers and their business associates, as defined in the Act, can store, manage, and share...

October 10, 2016 • By Erik Kangas

What Is HIPAA-Compliant Videoconferencing?

HIPAA-compliant videoconferencing is a form of telecommunication used in health settings, allowing multiple parties (e.g., doctor and patient) to communicate via two-way video and audio transmissions. It provides patients with the same privacy and confidentiality that applies to in-person visits, protecting their information and giving the same...

June 23, 2016 • By Erik Kangas

SMS is Broken and Hackers can Read Text Messages. Never use Regular Texting for ePHI.

Security firm Positive Technologies has published a report (see their overview of attack on one time passwords and PDF of the SS7 security problems) that explains how attackers can easily attack the protocols underlying the mobile text messaging...

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Am I at HIPAA-risk if a patient replies to my secure email message?

How To Encourage Patient Consent To Email Marketing Without Feeling Slimy

What is HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage?

What Is HIPAA-Compliant Videoconferencing?

SMS is Broken and Hackers can Read Text Messages. Never use Regular Texting for ePHI.