HIPAA
HIPAA Overview
What is HIPAA?

What is HIPAA?

HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is a U.S. healthcare compliance regulation that sets national standards for protecting sensitive patient data, including protected health information (PHI) and electronic PHI (ePHI). It defines how healthcare organizations, health-tech companies, and third-party vendors must handle, store, and share health data to ensure privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. HIPAA protects Protected Health Information (PHI), which is any information that can identify an individual and relates to their health, healthcare, or payment for healthcare. When PHI is created, stored, or transmitted electronically, it is referred to as ePHI. Most modern HIPAA requirements focus on protecting ePHI, since electronic systems present higher security risks. Even though HIPAA was enacted decades ago, it continues to govern modern healthcare systems, cloud platforms, and digital health products. Regulators interpret HIPAA in the context of today’s technology, which means expectations evolve over time.

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