Tag: hipaa

How Is HIPAA-Compliant Email Different from Secure Email?

June 21, 2017

Protected health information (PHI) is heavily regulated under HIPAA, but the exact details can be confusing. The regulations are designed to keep everyone’s private information safe, but they also put a significant amount of responsibility on businesses. HIPAA regulations apply to just about every aspect of a person’s medical information, including their transit, storage and […]

HIPAA Compliant Emails Sent From your Web Site: Best Practices

January 7, 2014

You buy a HIPAA compliant web hosting infrastructure.  You configure your web site to send out email messages in the simplest way, e.g. through PHP mail, or some other generic and standard mechanism.  You think you are all set — but you are not. HIPAA compliant web hosting services provide a server infrastructure that allows […]