Summary: Under the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) healthcare providers must maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all ePHI created and transmitted by a covered entity.<br> But what about text messaging? Do text messages fall under HIPAA or Civil Rights laws?<br> In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry addresses how texting, as a form of communicating ePHI, can put a practice at some level of risk.<br> She also shares some safeguards you can put into play now to protect your practice.<br> Subscribe and Listen<br> You can subscribe to our podcasts via:<br> <br> * iTunes – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627</a><br> * Google Play Music – <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ia47t6quqphhsanlzpajk37yiga</a><br> * Stitcher – <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=156874</a><br> * TuneIn – <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast--Medical-Billing-p1056702/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tunein.com/radio/CodeCast–Medical-Billing-p1056702/</a><br> <br> If you’d like to become a sponsor of the CodeCast podcast please contact us directly for pricing: <a href="https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/">https://www.terryfletcher.net/contact/</a><br>
