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Last month the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted us our seventh patent.
The details: Our latest patent (US11856001B2) was awarded on 26 December 2023.
Why patents? Our mission is to become the market leader for HIPAA compliant communication. Our expanding patent portfolio is a data point supporting that ambition.
A method for secure email communication
Google and Yahoo both announced updated requirements for sending more than 5000 messages daily. These new standards will go into effect on February 1st, 2024.
In the know: To comply with the new sender rules, set up DMARC by publishing a DMARC record for your domain.
Last month we held our fourth annual winter networking event for the Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarship.
Why it matters: The Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarship encourages Native Hawaiians to pursue careers in STEM.
Who showed up: Nine of our 32 scholarship recipients attended, along with 80 other advisors, customers, prospective customers, friends, and even a few prospective scholarship recipients.
Connecting recipients to our professional network
New York-Presbyterian Hospital recently agreed to pay a $300,000 fine to state regulators for allegedly using tracking technology in its patient portal and website
What happened: NYP used third-party tools on their websites to track visitor information for marketing purposes. These third parties tracked IP addresses and information about what they were researching.
HHS has warned against using web trackers
Healthcare algorithms analyze medical data to aid clinical decision-making, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Going deeper: These algorithms are susceptible to various biases that inadvertently reinforce existing healthcare disparities.
Missing data or implicit bias?