Posts Tagged ‘privacy’
Looking Ahead: 3 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022
Tuesday, December 28th, 2021
Does Sending Email Using BCC Make It HIPAA Compliant?
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021One common misconception is that sending emails to a list of recipients using BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) makes it HIPAA-compliant. For example, a doctor’s office sends a newsletter to its patients using BCC to hide the other recipients. Patients who receive a message sent via BCC cannot see who else received it. Some may think this email does not contain any identifiable information because the individual recipients are hidden. They assume the messages do not contain any “electronic protected health information” (ePHI) subject to HIPAA regulations.
However, BCC is not good enough to protect ePHI.
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6 Telehealth Privacy and Security Essentials
Thursday, September 21st, 2017HIPAA 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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If my web site is very simple, do I have to worry about HIPAA compliance?
Friday, March 24th, 2017We received this questions via Ask Erik from a Physicians’ Association:
“Our company website does not contain any patient information. As a healthcare group, do we need to worry about HIPAA compliance for our site? It contains forms, news and some company polices and procedures but no patient information whatsoever. Thank you.”
Thank you for your question! Here, we delve into how you can answer this for your site.
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