HIPAA-compliant ways you can access your doctor online

Doctors, health centers and hospitals have made great strides in recent years and are now offering more online interaction than ever before between appointments. They’re turning to the Internet and social media to reach customers and provide information about their facility and practice.

But there’s one big, important elephant in the room blocking the digital stampede of online access to your doctor and your healthcare and that’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996). The privacy rule protects your personally identifiable health information and sets national electronic security standards for your protected health information.