Enforce HIPAA Compliance with the VAST AI Operating System

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Howard Marks, VAST Technologist Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires organizations that hold health records and related personally identifiable information to keep that data private for extended periods. The ultimate goal is to provide a framework that, coupled with enforcement, ensures patient healthcare data is limited to those with a stated need to know. As technologists, it’s easy to view HIPAA compliance as a technology challenge. In reality, organizations can achieve compliance only through a combination of training, business policies, and technology. That said, the VAST AI Operating System provides the technology to enforce organizations' HIPAA compliance policies, as described below. The HIPAA security rules require organizations to “implement a mechanism to encrypt ePHI whenever deemed appropriate” to guard against unauthorized access to ePHI (electronic personal health information) transmitted over an electronic communications network.

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