Simply obtaining a baa for a cloud computing platform will not ensure a covered entity is compliant with hipaa rules.
Hipaa compliant cloud storage 2017.
A cloud storage service becomes a business associate if they stores phi on behalf of a healthcare organization and thus the service must be hipaa compliant.
The law protects not only the privacy of the data but also its integrity and accessibility.
One key point was to embrace cloud service providers.
Released a 2017 report of healthcare cybersecurity recommendations that addressed cloud relationships.
Hipaa rules can still be violated even with a baa in place.
A baa will not make a covered entity hipaa compliant.
The transition to the cloud makes a great deal of sense.
This is because no cloud service can be truly hipaa compliant by itself.
Other hipaa rules cloud storage.
March 15 2017 hipaa compliant cloud storage basically has to meet the requirements set by the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996.
Hipaa compliance will depend on how the platform is used.
The essential nature of the baa is underscored in the hhs s guidance on hipaa cloud computing.
It basically ensures the safety of healthcare patients in regards to their data that is stored on different servers that can be accessed from the internet.