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Yes, it is illegal to send that information to your email account or your mailbox. These days most providers have services that enable them to communicate with
by noelsusman 7y ago
Yes, it is illegal to send that information to your email account or your mailbox. These days most providers have services that enable them to communicate with patients electronically, but it's a totally separate system that you have to login to. Your private health information will never show up in your email inbox.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoThey won't reply via online accounts either. I will send them messages via the portal, and I always get generic responses. And doctors will never respond, it's always second hand from nurses, but they will just ask to call the office.
- munk-a 7y agoThis is generally incorrect, sending PHI over email is not inherently a HIPAA violation, it all depends on factors that really need to be reviewed by a compliance officer.