HIPAA Regulations Force Medical Practices to Reconsider Email and Web Communications
The latest updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) call for health care providers to adopt secure communication practices to protect Patient Identifiable Data. While not specific as to which technologies should be used, HIPAA does require physicians and health care providers to examine their use of email and online communication and take appropriate measures to ensure that private information is not compromised. Until recently, this meant implementing an expensive secure server or Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, or avoiding the use of email and online communication altogether. Recent software developments and innovations, however, have put HIPAA-compliant email and web solutions within reach of the small health-care provider and physician practice.
Hagerstown, MD (PRWEB) March 5, 2005 -- The latest updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) call for health care providers to adopt secure communication practices to protect Patient Identifiable Data. While not specific as to which technologies should be used, HIPAA does require physicians and health care providers to examine their use of email and online communication and take appropriate measures to ensure that private information is not compromised. Until recently, this meant implementing an expensive secure server or Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, or avoiding the use of email and online communication altogether. Recent software developments and innovations, however, have put HIPAA-compliant email and web solutions within reach of the small health-care provider and physician practice.
DatAchieve Digital is introducing ArticSoft’s FormsAssurity product to its suite of medical web development solutions. Unlike earlier security solutions, FormsAssurity encrypts both web-based email and web inquiry forms on the user’s desktop level, before any information is ever sent over the Internet or stored on a server. “We’re excited about the possibilities this offers both physicians and patients,“ said David Layton, Director of Business Operations for DatAchieve. “Many small practices have their hands tied when it comes to using email to communicate with patients or staff, and it can be frustrating for a patient to be unable to request a prescription refill or schedule an appointment from their family doctor‘s web site.” “FormsAssurity will enable us to offer that convenience to both patients and physicians.”
DatAchieve Digital is a Maryland-based new media development company, offering affordable web solutions to medical practices, health-care providers, and small businesses. To learn more, visit online at http://www.datachieve.com or phone toll-free at 800-706-1191.
DatAchieve Digital is a Revved Enterprises LLC company.
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Norma Kolson
DatAchieve Digital
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