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What is HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage?

November 11, 2016

HIPAA-compliant cloud storage complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to ensure the security of healthcare patients’ data stored on remote servers accessed from the internet. HIPAA governs how healthcare providers and their business associates, as defined in the Act, can store, manage, and share personal health information (PHI). If […]

Jump/Thumb Drives and PHI Don’t Mix

July 20, 2012

It is very common for the staff of small and medium sized healthcare organizations to store patient data on USB Flash Drives (a.k.a. Jump Drives or Thumb Drives). This is universally a bad idea and guarantees non-compliance with HIPAA. Below, I will discuss why and suggest some alternatives to accomplish the same ends. While this article […]