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6 Telehealth Privacy and Security Essentials

Thursday, September 21st, 2017

HIPAA covers telehealth but does this make it safe? Learn the measures that ensure patient safety and privacy while using a virtual doctor visit program.

Over the past few years, the rise of telehealth in healthcare has transformed patient-doctor interactions. Nonetheless, the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) remain a big question. These concerns make sense because new technology often comes with new challenges.

Luckily, every problem comes with a solution. Thus, making a few smart choices can work wonders to keep the patient data protected.

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Tags: ePHI, hipaa, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing, privacy, security, telehealth, video conferencing
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The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule: What it Really Means to Providers and Insurers

Friday, September 15th, 2017

For many providers and insurers, the Breach Notification Rule is still a puzzle waiting for a solution. Partly, this is due to the fact that the rule is complex in itself, and requires attention to every detail. As a matter of fact, we cannot expect to be at our best when someone has stolen our sensitive information.

Do you understand the HIPAA breach notification rule?

To address this problem in the wake of rising health data breaches, we have compiled an easy-to-understand guide to the Breach Notification Rule. Let’s begin the journey with a quick overview of the Breach Notification Rule and its purpose.

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Tags: breach, breach notification rule, hipaa, phi
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What exactly is ePHI? Who has to worry about it? Where can it be safely located?

Friday, September 15th, 2017

There is often a great deal of confusion and misinformation about what constitutes ePHI (electronic protected health information) and how to protect it under HIPAA requirements. Even once you understand ePHI and how it applies to you, the next question becomes, where is ePHI permitted? What is secure and what is not?

We will answer the “what is ePHI” question in general and the “where can I put it” question regarding web and email hosting and Secure Form processing at LuxSci.

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Tags: business as, covered entity, email, ePHI, hipaa, omnibus, protected health information
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Is FAXing really HIPAA Compliant?

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

Many organizations, especially in the healthcare industry, have an urgent need to send important and sensitive information, like protected health information (what constitutes PHI?), to organizations via FAX (facsimile).

Why? Because this is how it has always been done, and everyone is “set up” to be able to handle FAXes quickly and efficiently.

Go back in time 10-15 years. Every doctor’s office and small business had one or more FAX machines for sending documents and pictures back and forth. It was essential technology that became ingrained into business processes through constant, repetitive use. Everyone knows how to use a FAX machine, even the most technologically challenged staff member.

Fast forward to now:

Fax Machines have changed. They are now all-in-one devices that scan, print, copy, send files to your computer, and more. The “FAX” ability is now just a minor extra feature.
HIPAA has arrived and evolved. It used to be that sending patient (ePHI) data via FAX was the norm. Now, it is perilous to send such private data over regular FAX lines, as it is easy for that process to break down and violate HIPAA. E.g. see this $2.5 million dollar law suite resulting from 1 fax message.
Everyone has a computer or tablet. Most doctors and staff members have access to email, a HIPAA-secured computer or tablet, and familiarity with how to use them … and have been trained on best practices via the required HIPAA security training that everyone has to have now-a-days.
Paperless offices. Workplaces have or are evolving to become paperless — everything is stored electronically. Regular FAXes are often disdained in favor or email; when regular FAXes do arrive, they are often scanned to electronic files and then destroyed.
Low resolution. Faxes are low-resolution. They are slow and they do not contain a great amount of detail. They are not great for sending anything graphical.