Author: Alexander Wise

When choosing which software to use for their business, healthcare organizations must assess whether the software is HIPAA compliant. Many software providers meet HIPAA Security Rule requirements by implementing safeguards to keep patient data secure. However, there’s more to HIPAA-compliant software than security. There are certain requirements that must be met by software providers before they can be considered HIPAA compliant.

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Regulatory compliance is a major issue for the information technology (IT) departments of many organizations. Failure to meet the standards required to protect sensitive personal or financial data can lead to substantial monetary fines and an associated drop in customer confidence. Data breaches affecting critical industries such as healthcare continue to occur at an alarming rate, putting additional emphasis on the protection of sensitive data resources.

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HIPAA and PCI-DSS are two sets of regulatory guidelines that govern the way an organization handles certain types of data. This includes how data is saved, used, and accessed by enterprise information technology (IT) systems. Failure to conform to the appropriate regulations puts data resources at risk and can lead to substantial financial penalties along with long-term negative repercussions to a business’s reputation.

When contracting with a web hosting provider, you need to know if you are bound by either or both guidelines and if your vendor offers compliant systems and storage. Fortunately, Atlantic.Net is compliant and audited for HIPAA, HITECH, and PCI-DSS requirements and maintains SOC2 and SOC3 certifications that are performed by a third party to verify Atlantic.Net’s compliance.

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What is HIPAA Compliance in the Cloud?

The proliferation of cloud solutions within organizations has changed the way we work. Many businesses are leveraging hosted software and hardware services using models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. However, cloud computing raises security and compliance concerns. For companies in the healthcare industry, these concerns are paramount.

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Staff at healthcare practices constantly balance an array of tasks and priorities. Between scheduling patient appointments, facilitating communication between doctors and patients, and ensuring that patients receive an appropriate follow-up, the workload is significant and important tasks can be overlooked or forgotten. The result, unfortunately, can be unhappy patients and a lower quality of care.

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