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by jacquesm 3224 days ago
> 3rd party was contracted out by Aetna to do the mass mailing and they you could probably wrap back through #1 and #2 for them as well.

To contract this out would be a terrible breach of protocol.
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MaxfordAndSons 3224 days ago
>To contract this out would be a terrible breach of protocol.

That's false. HIPPA covered entities are allowed to engage contractors, who are allowed to handle protected health information (they also must comply with HIPPA, of course).

Source: have worked for an HIO (health information organization, a type of HIPPA compliant contractor), and https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/547/to-what-...

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jacquesm 3224 days ago
You are 100% correct, I messed that up. What came to mind was the likes of Sendgrid or Mailchimp. Apologies and thank you for the correction.
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