HIPAA Compliant Email Providers: The Complete 2026 Guide
Gmail (through Google Workspace Business Plus or higher), Outlook (through Microsoft 365 Business with the right licenses), and several other enterprise email platforms can be made HIPAA compliant — but only with a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and proper configuration. Free Gmail, free Outlook.com, and consumer email accounts of any kind are not HIPAA... Continue reading
What Does HIPAA Stand For?
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a federal law signed by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. HIPAA establishes national standards for protecting sensitive patient health information — known as protected health information (PHI) — from being disclosed without a patient’s knowledge or consent. The law is administered... Continue reading
Is Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, Slack, FaceTime or WhatsApp HIPAA Compliant?
The short answer: Zoom Healthcare, Microsoft Teams (Business/Enterprise), Cisco Webex (paid plans), Google Meet through Google Workspace (paid), and Slack (Business+ and Enterprise Grid) can all be made HIPAA compliant — but only with a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA). FaceTime, WhatsApp, Signal, Skype (consumer), and all free versions of every major platform are not... Continue reading
WooCommerce vs Shopify for Healthcare: Which Is HIPAA Compliant?
In plain terms: WooCommerce can be made HIPAA compliant. Shopify cannot — it does not offer a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), which is a legal requirement under HIPAA for any vendor that handles protected health information (PHI) on behalf of a covered entity. If your online store collects, stores, or transmits PHI, Shopify is not... Continue reading