HIPAA Compliance for a Healthcare Platform

Business Challenge

• The client was developing a healthcare platform that needed to process personal health information (PHI) for one or more services.
• The application had to be compliant with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) provisions.

Solution & Implementation

Our team conducted extensive consultation and research to implement HIPAA provisions. We hardened security for data at rest and in transit across application transport layers, databases, and cloud servers, and established policies for onboarding, security auditing, and incident reporting.

• Secured all services that handle PHI
• Enabled HTTPS protection
• Encrypted data in transit and at rest
• Accessibility and contingency protections
• Malicious software and bot protection
• System activity review and emergency access controls
• Unique user identification for creation and backup
• Person or entity identification and developer access controls
• System management policies and administrative privilege controls
• Business Associate Agreements with partners

Highlights

• Device and platform security aligned with U.S. data security expectations for PHI
• Hardened application, database, and cloud layers for rest and transit protection
• Operational policies covering auditing frequency and incident reporting

Business Benefits

• Timely HIPAA readiness supported approval of the application for commercial use
• Stronger posture for processing personal health information securely
• Clear controls for partners, privileges, and system access