When health care organizations review their operations to see where electronic protected health information (ePHI) is being saved, transmitted, and viewed, a great deal of time is spent on the obvious candidates: email, chat, stored files, and health records, etc.
Many overlook the fact that ePHI can be embedded in Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks. Consider for example:
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Apple is releasing iOS7 for all compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices on September 18th. Lost among the hype of this extremely updated version of the Apple mobile operating system is the fact that Apple mobile devices will support synchronization of “Notes” via Exchange ActiveSync.
This means that LuxSci customers using MobileSync to real-time push synchronization of email, calendars, tasks, and contacts, can now also have real-time push synchronization of the “Notes” in their mobile device to the Notes WebAides in their LuxSci web interface.
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Mobile devices are with us all the time … if you are a parent, you phone is probably at your side more than your kids. With all the secrets of your life residing on your phone, protecting those against access should your phone be lost or stolen is important. If you use your phone for work, then this may be critical. E.g. if you are a doctor or nurse and use your phone for access to email or other data that may contain patient-related information, then HIPAA essentially requires that easily-lost mobile devices like this are locked down and encrypted.
This article explains how to protect yourself if you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
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LuxSci’s HIPAA-compliant email services (see overview video) are a big hit in many different sectors, from legal, to accounting, to the myriad facets of the health care industry. Why? Because it ensures security and compliance, enables privacy, is easy to use, and integrates well with traditional work flows.
As a case in point, we see that many “Home Health Care” companies find the breadth of our services a particularly good fit for them — enabling them to communicate quickly, efficiently, and securely while everyone is on the go.
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Apple iOS v5 for iPad and iPhone is out! iCloud is great, allowing easy synchronization of your Apple devices and limited synch with Outlook.
For easy synchronization of your iPhone, iPad, and all other mobile devices (i.e. Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile) and LuxSci’s WebAide collaboration tools (Tasks / Calendars / Contacts), LuxSci MobileSync is still the best way to go.
Apple iOS5 with LuxSci Mobile Sync:
Additionally, with LuxSci WebAideSync, you can also have your Calendars/Tasks/Contacts automatically synchronized with Microsoft Outlook as well.
