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Articles in the category ‘HIPAA and Email’ detail various popular email programs including Gmail and Outlook. You’ll also find information about secure email systems, which is a must have if you intend to email clients.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adelia Risk is offering HIPAA Mail free of charge for the next 60 days. This offer is open to all new US clients. G Suite is easy to use and we are including our favorite secure email service, which means all of your emails will be encrypted and secure. … Read more
Google’s email, calendar, and productivity tools (recently renamed to “G Suite”) are absolutely fantastic. They’re easy to use and very affordable. G Suite is also highly secure, but there are very specific things that you need to do to make Gmail HIPAA compliant. Here are some big ones… Disclaimer: we are not lawyers. You should … Read more
Trying to figure out the best way to handle HIPAA Email encryption? How do you send PHI via email and still follow HIPAA? And how do you send encrypted email in cloud services like Gmail or Office365? These are two of the most common questions we get. It’s an understandable question. Email has become the … Read more
Many health care providers are required to adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but is Gmail HIPAA-compliant? This article talks about how you can send HIPAA compliant email. This act was designed to protect a patient’s personally-identifying information from being accessible to the general public. As more clinicians are electronically transmitting … Read more
Health care providers must follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Is Office 365 HIPAA compliant, though? This act protects your patient healthcare data (PHI). As more clinicians are electronically transmitting patient records and other personal information to specialists and medical facilities, it is imperative that we ensure that information is secure. … Read more
HIPAA Compliant Email is at the heart of modern medical practices. It makes administrative processes more efficient. It also saves time by automating communication (like reminding patients about appointments). Emails also help both the provider and the patient stay connected. A staggering 93% of adult patients prefer to communicate with physicians through email! HIPAA regulations … Read more
One of the most common questions we get from people in the medical industry is “Is Outlook HIPAA compliant in 2019?” The answer? Yes — Outlook is HIPAA compliant when set up correctly. In this article, we’ll tell you how to ensure your use of Microsoft Outlook is HIPAA compliant. We recently took an in-depth … Read more
We’d like to answer one of the most common questions that we get about HIPAA compliant email. One of the visitors to our site asked us… “How is the e-mail encrypted when the client/patient responds to your encrypted e-mail you send to them? I understand the e-mail you send to them is encrypted, but I … Read more
Many practices want to use cloud storage services like Google drive and hosted email. Is Google’s G-Suite HIPAA compliant? First, let’s review what’s actually in Google’s G-Suite, Google’s paid version of a variety of productivity tools. HIPAA Compliant Email Most famously, G-Suite includes Gmail, an excellent and easy-to-use email platform. Users go through the famous … Read more
Is Gmail secure? Let’s walk through the security features they have, and think about how they work in the real world. 1) Is Gmail Secure against Phishing? Hackers use “phishing” attacks to either steal your data or get control of your computer. They’ll send you an email with either a link or an attachment. If … Read more