by Holly Meyer | Mar 8, 2023 | HIPAA
It’s been about 27 years since the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as the national standard for securely managing health information. As technology continues to serve as a...
by Holly Meyer | Mar 2, 2023 | HIPAA, Patient Communication, Patient Outreach
Health insurance remains one of the lowest-rated industries in terms of consumer satisfaction. That’s nothing new. What is different is that these payers are seemingly beginning to understand the importance of increasing and improving their digital presence for...
by Holly Meyer | Apr 21, 2022 | HIPAA, Patient Outreach
Do you ever feel like going through your multitude of emails is like digging yourself out from underneath a huge pile? Just when you see a light at the end of the tunnel, the stack of messages once again becomes a mountain. It’s not surprising, then, that 85 percent...
by Alicia Norton | Apr 14, 2022 | Automation, HIPAA, Patient Communication, Patient Engagement, Patient Outreach, Secure Messaging, Security, Workflow Efficiency
Patient engagement platforms are being utilized more than ever for encouraging interaction with healthcare providers. According to a 2021 survey by NextGen Healthcare, 83 percent of ambulatory healthcare respondents believe engagement solutions play a fundamental role...
by Holly Meyer | Mar 30, 2022 | HIPAA
It’s been more than 25 years since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted. Since the compliance date of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule in April 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has...