In the final installment of our series on using digital technology for patient engagement, we discuss how email can promote health literacy and help patients manage chronic conditions. Patient Education and Health Literacy Chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease require a high degree of health literacy to manage effectively at home. Health literacy is the […]
Email is the preferred medium for business communications. Although those in the healthcare industry face restrictions on how they can use email, it is a powerful tool if properly secured. By integrating secure email with an EMR or EHR system, healthcare organizations can automate communications to maximize efficiency. What Are EMRs and EHRs? Electronic medical […]
HIPAA compliant email marketing is one of the most effective ways to communicate with patients. However, health care providers have long avoided it because of HIPAA concerns related to any form of HIPAA marketing. In this article, we will provide a few examples of how to use email marketing to engage patients and increase ROI. […]
There are many ways to protect ePHI in email. HIPAA is technology-neutral and doesn’t make specific recommendations for how to protect email communications. This article explains the difference between a HIPAA-compliant email host and an email encryption gateway. These are just two of the options for securing email accounts.
When setting up a new website, users must decide how it will be hosted. In this article, we discuss some of the options with a special focus on HIPAA compliance.
