Mailgun. Cognito Forms uses Mailgun, a transactional email service, to send email notifications and confirmations for all HIPAA BAA organizations. Mailgun provides a BAA for HIPAA-compliant email transmissions through their servers. However, per HIPAA guidelines, individual consent is always required to send emails containing PHI to patients due to the inherently unsecure nature of email delivery. When building forms, mark PHI fields as protected to ensure they will not be included in email messages and/or request consent before sending PHI via email through Cognito Forms.
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Sources: Business Associate Addendum, Business Associate Addendum
Mailgun. Cognito Forms uses Mailgun, a transactional email service, to send email notifications and confirmations for all HIPAA BAA organizations. Mailgun provides a BAA for HIPAA-compliant email transmissions through their servers. However, per HIPAA guidelines, individual consent is always required to send emails containing PHI to patients due to the inherently unsecure nature of email delivery. When building forms, mark ▇▇▇▇ PHI fields as protected to ensure they will not be included in email messages and/or request consent before sending PHI via email through Cognito Forms.
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Sources: Business Associate Addendum