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Is the use of encryption technology mandated under HIPAA for the electronic transmission of patient information?

April 26, 2017electronic encryption hipaa mandated patient information Technology transmission

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Is the use of encryption technology mandated under HIPAA for the electronic transmission of patient information?

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Under the provisions of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Security and Electronic Signature Standards, encryption is only required for open networks (e.g., non-private, Internet, dial-up, etc.). All other implementations of encryption are optional.