I'm not sure what you mean by "viral load." However, if that is a lab result, the fact that you're emailing it to him constitutes PHI (email address). HIPAA, as it is interpreted now, defines email as an "addressable" not a requirement. But, if something happened (sent to wrong email, for example), I doubt you could convince CMS that it wasn't a violation.
You could use Pkzip to encrypt a file with the information and then email that. The newer versions of pkzip use AES. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: HIPAA Question Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:22:20 -0400 Guys, I have a quick HIPAA question. We work with people infected with HIV. A patient that lives out of state is asking us to email him info about his viral load. Any suggestions for how to email that info or get that info to him somehow? If the email content doesn't contain identifying info, is it ok? James _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
