HIPAA Compliance For Software Developers

Build HIPAA compliant software. Meet all regulatory requirements for managing protected health information (PHI) and maintain HIPAA compliant software solutions.

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Challenges of HIPAA Compliance For Software Developers

For software developers and companies building solutions for the healthcare industry, security and compliance is critical. Software vendors that interact with protected health information (PHI) must be compliant with HIPAA/HITECH regulations. Software providers should adopt administrative policies and implement all necessary technical controls for the cloud infrastructure, such as encryption, audit logging, backup and disaster recovery (DR).

Software solutions used by healthcare providers and vendors, must be developed in a HIPAA compliant manner. This means that software teams must implement all necessary physical, technical, and administrative safeguards across their organization. Software teams must deal with the following items when creating healthcare solutions and managing HIPAA compliance for software:

Designating A Security Officer and Security Officer
Developing HIPAA Administrative Policies
Managing Security For Protected Health Information (PHI) Data In The Cloud
Implementing Access Control and Networking Controls
Establishing Risk Assessment and Contingency Plan Procedures

Building HIPAA Compliant Software

To satisfy HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements, software developers should implement necessary administrative policies and technical controls across the IT infrastructure.

Dash ComplyOps helps software companies quickly generate HIPAA administrative policies, implement technical security controls, and automate remediation of compliance issues. Dash provides security teams with a solution for managing HIPAA requirements including:

Frequently Asked Questions

What Software Solutions Need To Be HIPAA Compliant?

Any software vendor storing, managing, and/or transmitting protected health information (PHI) is required to meet all HIPAA/HITECH regulations. This means Software and SaaS companies that operate as vendors of a healthcare organization and receive PHI must be HIPAA compliant.

Software companies that plan to work with health providers, insurers, and/or enterprise healthcare companies are generally expected to be HIPAA compliant and show evidence that they have established a HIPAA security program.

How Do HIPAA Requirements Apply To The Cloud?

While cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure provide security configuration options, companies are required to implement technical and administrative controls for their individual cloud services under the “shared responsibility model”.

Software developers and DevOps teams must implement cloud security controls including encryption, access control, networking and firewall, and audit logging.

How Do We Become HIPAA Compliant/Certified?

Unfortunately there is no official HIPAA certification. Software developers and companies are required to implement HIPAA requirements and maintain HIPAA standards on and on-going basis. Continuous compliance tools such as Dash ComplyOps can help your team build your security program and develop HIPAA compliant software.

Developing HIPAA Compliant Software

Create Security Policies

Build your HIPAA administrative policies, by answering plain-English questions about your organization/technologies.

Implement Cloud Security Controls

Set required technical security controls including – encryption, access control, audit logging, backup and disaster recovery standards.

Maintain HIPAA Security Standards

Monitor and maintain all HIPAA security controls across your organization and cloud environment

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