How to Build HIPAA Compliant Healthcare Apps: Everything You Should Know!

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HOW TO BUILD HIPAA COMPLIANT
HEALTHCARE APPS EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW!
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WHAT IS HIPAA?

• The Health Insurance Portability and
  Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a
• federal rule that requires strict confidentiality
  for specific medical information. The act was
  passed in 1996 to protect patients' privacy and
  ensure the security of their medical records.
• HIPAA compliance is mandatory for all healthcare
  organizations, including apps that store or
  transmit patient data. To be HIPAA compliant, an
  app must implement safeguards to protect patient
  data's confidentiality, integrity, and
  availability.

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WHAT SHOULD YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT HIPAA COMPLIANCE?

• PHI (Public Health Information)
• It is any information that can be used to
  identify an
• individual and that is related to that
  individuals health or healthcare. This
  includes, but is not restricted to, details such
  as
• Name Address Date of Birth
• Social Security Number Health Insurance
  Information
• Medical Records and other health information

CHI (Consumer Health Information) It includes any
information about a person's health that can be
used to identify them. This can include things
like their medical history, test results, and
treatments. Keeping CHI safe and secure is
important because it's very sensitive
information. If it falls into the wrong hands,
it could be used to exploit someone's health
condition or even steal their identity.
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WHY IS HIPAA IMPORTANT?
When it comes to healthcare mobile app
development, HIPAA is indeed quite crucial. Here
is why!
For Patients
PROTECTS PATIENTS' PRIVACY Under HIPAA, patient
information is protected from being shared
without the patient's consent.
ENSURES THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE QUALITY CARE HIPAA
requires that covered entities, such as
hospitals and clinics, provide patients with
high-quality care.
PROVIDES PATIENTS CONTROL OVER THEIR HEALTH
INFORMATION Patients have the right to
request access to their medical records and
corrections to any incorrect or outdated
information.
PROTECTS PATIENTS' RIGHTS HIPAA gives patients
certain rights concerning their health
information, such as the right to file a
complaint if they believe their privacy rights
have been violated.
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For Hospitals
REDUCED LIABILITY RISKS If a hospital fails to
comply with HIPAA regulations, it could face
significant financial penalties.
IMPROVED PATIENT SATISFACTION When patients feel
that their privacy is respected and protected,
they are more likely to be satisfied with their
overall experience.
ENHANCED SECURITY A HIPAA-compliant hospital must
have physical, technical, and administrative
safeguards to protect patient information.
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY A well-run HIPAA compliance
program can help streamline many of the
hospitals processes and procedures related to
patient information management.
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Features of a HIPAA-Compliant Application
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TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR HIPAA APP DEVELOPMENT
HIPAA-compliant mobile apps must use technologies
that protect patient data from unauthorized
access. These include
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer
Security (TLS) to encrypt data in
transit 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) to encrypt data at rest User
authentication and authorization controls to
restrict access to app features and
data Role-based access controls to prevent
unauthorized users from accessing sensitive
data Audit logs to track user activity and detect
potential security breaches
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How to Deploy Your HIPAA-Compliant Mobile App?
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