What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a US federal law that created national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement the requirements of HIPAA. HIPAA Rules and Regulations lay out three types of security safeguards required for compliance:
- Administrative Safeguards primarily concern the requirement to conduct ongoing risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities and risks to the integrity of PHI.
- Physical Safeguards concentrate on the measures that should be implemented to prevent unauthorized access to PHI and to protect data from fire and other environmental hazards.
- Technical Safeguards relate to the controls that must be put in place to ensure data security when PHI is being communicated on an electronic network.
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How can Thales help with HIPAA compliance?
Thales helps organizations comply with HIPAA by addressing essential requirements for safeguarding protected health information (PHI) under three different sections of the law.
HIPAA § 164.308 Administrative Safeguards
Covered entities must conduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the risks to PHI
and business associates need to appropriately safeguard PHI.
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HIPAA § 164.312 Technical Safeguards
Covered entities must implement technical safeguards to secure access to protected information, authenticate persons and entities accessing PHI, and encrypt PHI at rest and in transit.
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HIPAA § 164.514 Other requirements relating to uses and disclosures of protected health information
Health information may not be considered PHI if it is not individually identifiable health information.
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Which companies are subject to HIPAA?
The HIPAA Rules apply to covered entities and business associates:
- Covered Entities encompass all health care providers creating, receiving, maintaining, transmitting, or accessing protected personal health information (PHI), including health plans, health insurance organizations, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, physicians, and dentists, among others.
- Business Associates encompass third-party service providers that may create, receive, maintain, transmit, or access ePHI on behalf of covered entities. Examples include IT contractors or cloud storage vendors.
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