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Some people believe the only way to have HIPAA compliant email is to utilize email portals.
Why it matters: The user experience for recipients of email portals is, at best, cumbersome and, at worst, awful.
The bottom line: Our patented method for sending HIPAA compliant email precludes the need for email portals yet maintains compliance.
Why you don't need portals to be HIPAA compliant
Patient forms must be HIPAA compliant to protect sensitive information from exposure.
What's new: With Paubox Forms, healthcare providers can easily create custom forms tailored to their specific needs.
How to ensure patient forms are HIPAA compliant
In 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled numerous cases with healthcare organizations for potential HIPAA violations.
Why it matters: These violations resulted in hefty fines and corrective action plans.
The personal information of 33 million French citizens has been compromised, making it the largest data breach in the country's history.
What happened: The breach occurred in January at two payment processors, Viamedis and Almerys, which French health insurers widely use. The assailants targeted a portal used by health professionals to breach Almerys.
Due to a successful phishing attack
HHS and SAMHSA finalized modifications for confidentiality regulations regarding patients with substance use conditions.
Go deeper: The ruling emphasizes confidentiality for patients with substance use disorders and also ensures healthcare organizations communicate with one another and do not force patients to repeat steps.
The HHS released a fact sheet of changes