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When Should You Encrypt PHI Data for HIPAA Compliance?

It's pretty easy to understand that the confidential data must be protected because it is confidential information. However, the question remains of 'where' and 'when' should the data be protected.

Protected Health Information – What, When, Where, Why

Protected Health Information must be encrypted according to HIPAA $164.312 Technical safeguards. At first glance this seems obvious even to a casual observer. PHI data must be encrypted because it contains the private health records of a patient, and this private information must be carefully safeguarded. It’s easy to understand that the confidential data must... Continue reading

HIPAA Fundamentals

HIPAA is the legislature that was proposed by Senators Kennedy and Kassebaum and signed into law by President Clinton in 1996. Title II, a standard of electronic health care transactions This section defines a national standard by which companies that are transacting in Protected Health Information must follow. Protected Health Information or PHI What is... Continue reading