How do I become HIPAA compliant?

In order to meet HIPAA compliance requirements for software development you need to ensure you’re meeting the four main requirements of the HIPAA law.

• HIPAA Privacy Rule
• HIPAA Security Rule
• HIPAA Enforcement Rule
• HIPAA Breach Notification Rule

The HIPAA Security Rule requires appropriate Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of protected health information (PHI).

• Administrative Safeguards
• Technical Safeguards
• Physical Safeguards

TrueVault ensures that all Technical and Physical Safeguards are met for data stored on TrueVault’s servers. You can implement the Administrative Safeguards yourself, or hire a third-party consultancy to advise you on this process. Accountable is a great software service that walks you through the Administrative Safeguards step by step.

You can view all of these rules in our HIPAA compliance checklist.