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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law enacted in 1996 that establishes national standards for protecting sensitive patient health information. HIPAA requires covered entities and business associates to implement safeguards ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI).
HIPAA compliance is mandatory for healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and any business associate that handles protected health information on their behalf.
Standards for use and disclosure of PHI in all forms—electronic, paper, and oral
Administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect ePHI
Requirements for notifying individuals and HHS of unsecured PHI breaches
Comprehensive safeguards for electronic protected health information—ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of patient data
Protect patient data, meet regulatory requirements, and build trust
Prevent severe financial penalties ranging from $100 to $1.5 million per violation category annually
Demonstrate commitment to patient privacy and build lasting trust with healthcare stakeholders
Meet federal requirements and demonstrate due diligence to HHS Office for Civil Rights
Differentiate your organization and win healthcare contracts requiring HIPAA validation
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Define assessment scope, identify ePHI systems, and determine compliance requirements.
Evaluate current controls against HIPAA Security Rule and identify gaps.
Validate safeguards implementation and test control effectiveness.
Receive detailed compliance report with findings and remediation guidance.
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a federal law requiring organizations to keep patient data secure through uniform federal privacy protections. It applies to covered entities (healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses) and business associates (any organization that handles PHI on behalf of covered entities). If your organization creates, receives, maintains, or transmits electronic protected health information (ePHI), you must comply with HIPAA.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects all forms of PHI (electronic, paper, oral) and establishes standards for use, disclosure, and patient rights. The HIPAA Security Rule specifically protects electronic PHI (ePHI) and requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. While the Privacy Rule applies broadly to PHI in any form, the Security Rule focuses on electronic security controls. Organizations must comply with both rules.
HIPAA penalties are severe and tiered: Tier 1 (unknowing) $100–$50,000 per violation; Tier 2 (reasonable cause) $1,000–$50,000; Tier 3 (willful neglect, corrected) $10,000–$50,000; Tier 4 (willful neglect, not corrected) $50,000. Maximum annual penalties can reach $1.5 million per violation category. Criminal penalties include fines up to $250,000 and imprisonment up to 10 years for knowing violations.
A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is a written contract between a covered entity and a business associate that defines how PHI will be protected, handled, and secured. BAAs are required by HIPAA and must specify permitted uses and disclosures of PHI, requirements for safeguarding PHI, breach notification obligations, and the business associate's responsibilities under HIPAA.
HIPAA does not explicitly mandate encryption, but it is an addressable safeguard under the Security Rule. Organizations must implement encryption or document why an alternative measure is reasonable. However, encryption is strongly recommended because encrypted ePHI is considered "secured" under the Breach Notification Rule, meaning breaches of encrypted data may not require notification if the encryption key was not compromised.
HIPAA requires ongoing risk assessments, not just one-time evaluations. Organizations should conduct comprehensive risk assessments annually at minimum, and whenever there are significant changes to systems or processes, after security incidents or breaches, and when new threats or vulnerabilities are identified. Continuous risk monitoring helps maintain compliance and identify emerging risks to ePHI.
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