{"id":19510,"date":"2023-04-22T12:29:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T12:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.234.18.93\/?p=19510"},"modified":"2023-06-27T18:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:31:14","slug":"hipaa-compliant-cloud-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/hipaa-compliant-cloud-storage","title":{"rendered":"HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19510\" class=\"elementor elementor-19510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db00f7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db00f7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a488af3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a488af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41fc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"f41fc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;container&quot;:&quot;#hipaa-cloud-data-content&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:100,&quot;collapse_subitems&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSUMMARY\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__f41fc71\" class=\"elementor-toc__body elementor-toc__list-items--collapsible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e186eb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e186eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"hipaa-cloud-data-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768f90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"768f90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfa501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dfa501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud computing has completely changed how businesses establish themselves as leaders in the competitive market. Using a cloud provider &#8211; to handle and access technology services on an on-demand basis &#8211; is a brilliant strategy to scale onto their saturated markets effectively with cost savings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76fbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76fbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The need for cloud computing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f315f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5f315f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is your business needing a cost-effective solution for easy scalability, durability, accessibility, and elasticity? <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9920955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9920955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#6633F2\">The answer is cloud computing.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5a755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5a755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With cloud computing, your business can race with all major players in the healthcare industry. Now, your software will help providers and availers access their sensitive healthcare data and technology from anywhere, anytime.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09953f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f09953f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42446e6 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"42446e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/benefits-of-cloud-computing-in-the-healthcare-industry\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Read about the benefits of cloud computing in the healthcare industry in this specially curated blog.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e1221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e1221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highly efficient cloud computing system inadvertently leads to the question, <\/span><b>how do we safeguard such sensitive and valuable data when it is accessible online?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is where the concept of cloud storage forays in the context of cloud computing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This blog is a short overview of HIPAA compliance in cloud storage and a competitive list of the top 5 cloud storage providers compatible with the rules and regulations of HIPAA.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e5c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5e5c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does my organization need to comply with HIPAA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95a11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f95a11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any company starting to create a mark on the healthcare industry must be well acquainted with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This federal law has been the primary tool since 1996 to ensure that all organizations maintain the principle that <\/span><b>Confidentiality is God. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c1f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c1f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIPAA is a trusted friend if you are setting up a healthcare business. As someone in the SaaS business, if your organization has incorporated technology to assist hospitals and clinics in building their online patient care portals, you must implement security measures to comply with HIPAA rules and standards.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6681c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6681c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to know if my organization is HIPAA-compliant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18e99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18e99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every organization handling sensitive protected data has to have a HIPAA compliance program instilled into the core process. According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/compliancy-group.com\/seven-elements-hipaa-compliance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliancy Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an effective compliance program consists of several elements:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementing written policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designating a compliance officer and compliance committee.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting effective training and education.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing effective lines of communication.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting internal monitoring and auditing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enforcing standards through well-publicized disciplinary guidelines.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responding promptly to detected offenses and undertaking corrective action.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3075672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3075672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The urgency behind cloud storage being HIPAA certified <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d640624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d640624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cloud storage provider secures, administers, and maintains the storage servers, infrastructure, and network. When it comes to the field of healthcare, the patient data handled is highly sensitive. The inability to protect such data, i.e. a breach of confidentiality, would lead to severe consequences, such as paying hefty fines and facing legal action. This will ultimately create a gap and loss of trust between patients and healthcare providers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, HIPAA compliance is vital to maintain patient data confidentiality and integrity. As a result, data classification, encryption, access controls, audit trails, and backup and recovery protocols are installed to ensure the highest level of privacy and security. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54449ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54449ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb4f99 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4bb4f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/hipaa-compliance-checklist-for-healthcare-software-developers\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Browse through: The Ultimate HIPAA Compliance Checklist For Healthcare Software Developers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db55e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db55e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is HIPAA-compliant cloud storage? A massive solution to an active landmine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38e3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38e3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that stores data and files online, accessible via the public or any dedicated private network. The market is saturated with highly functional cloud storage providers. However, despite that, not all of them are HIPAA-compliant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud storage that complies with HIPAA rules and regulations follows strict mandates to protect sensitive patient data. Thus, suitable administrative, physical, and technological safeguards or standards are in place that help maintain patient confidentiality.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0721ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0721ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensuring HIPAA Compliance in Cloud Storage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ec6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud storage should be in sync with the four primary directives-privacy, security, data breach notification, and enforcement to be HIPAA-compliant. Thus, before using the first cloud-based platform, you, as a healthcare software solution or healthcare provider either, need to uphold and enforce certain protocols that include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Risk analysis<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A risk analysis helps identify gaps in the security program. Identification of potential security risks to business operations and upholding necessary safeguards to mitigate those risks is the primary aim of companies.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Data classification<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on sensitivity and business impact, stored data should be classified into relevant categories. This is done to identify risks and assimilate information on the sensitive data that requires more layers of protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Data encryption<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data stored in the cloud should be encrypted using a secure protocol such as SSL or TLS, both in transit and at rest. Strong encryption algorithms must be used to encrypt all data on cloud storage.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Access control<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare software companies must implement role-based access control. This security rule helps limit access to ePHI based on a user\u2019s job profile and responsibilities. Implementing two-factor authentication (2FA) further secures the accessibility to sensitive patient care data.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business Associate Agreement (BAA)\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud providers must issue BAAs to their users. These agreements govern the relationship between a HIPAA-covered entity and the service provider. It ensures that all required safeguards are in place to secure highly sensitive ePHI. Thus, the agreement must be in place before any PHI is uploaded, stored, or used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only after all the above-mentioned steps have been completed can a cloud storage platform be treated as HIPAA-compliant, and your organization can now begin uploading ePHI to the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1147b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1147b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing the right HIPAA-compliant cloud storage solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e71d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e71d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the right cloud storage partner can be a daunting task. As a decision-maker in a healthcare software development company, there are several elements to consider while selecting the right cloud storage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All possible horses running in the race should be completely HIPAA compliant and should offer a BAA. Secondly, each provider\u2019s features and capabilities determine the best fit for your requirements. Thirdly, the pricing model and extra costs, such as data transfer or storage fees, need to be considered.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb1f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb1f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 3 major players in the HIPAA-Compliant cloud storage market <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dab363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dab363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to note that many HIPAA-compliant cloud storage solutions exist, but these five are the most popular and widely used.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Google Cloud<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is a major player in any form of cloud services. Google\u2019s Cloud Platform(GCP) offers brief stockpiling and constant circles. For Object stockpiling, GCP has Google Cloud Storage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire G-suite is a HIPAA-compliant platform and encourages users to implement best practices such as identity and authorized access, management, high-level encryption, version and access controls, audit logs, etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google maintains a wide range of industry-standard audits and certificates conducted by third parties to encourage HIPAA compliance.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWS is one of the most popular cloud storage solutions on the market. Amazon takes extra care to ensure its protocols comply with HIPAA standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWS provides apportioned, transient (brief) stockpiling. It also offers a wide range of services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and Amazon EFS, and has implemented strict security measures to protect sensitive data. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53752a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53752a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dbbb1 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"00dbbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/techvariable.com\/blogs\/best-practices-for-building-a-hipaa-compliant-aws-infrastructure\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Read about the Best Practices For Building a HIPAA-compliant AWS Infrastructure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f16584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f16584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Microsoft Azure<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft is a popular cloud service provider that offers HIPAA-compliant services to healthcare companies. BAAs extended are also compliant with the rules of HIPAA and help ensure a proper system to manage the confidentiality of sensitive patient healthcare data.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure uses transient capacity ID drives. Page Blobs VM-based volumes are stored in Block Storage (Microsoft\u2019s choice), while Object Storage uses Square Blobs and Files.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure\u2019s HIPAA-compliant security protocols protect sensitive data through tough encryption methods and SSI\/TLS connections. Additionally, Microsoft demands that all its vendors uphold the same HIPAA-compliant standards and restrictions regarding HIPAA. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c76cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28c76cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07eb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07eb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIPAA-compliant cloud storage is critical for healthcare organizations and software companies to safeguard sensitive patient data while adhering to federal regulations. There are multiple HIPAA-compliant cloud storage providers in the competitive market. However, selecting can be a tough call for healthcare organizations. Thus, each provider\u2019s features and capabilities must be carefully evaluated to meet your organization\u2019s and customers\u2019 demands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMARY HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Storage Cloud computing has completely changed how businesses establish themselves as leaders in the competitive market. Using a cloud provider &#8211; to handle and access technology services on an on-demand basis &#8211; is a brilliant strategy to scale onto their saturated markets effectively with cost savings. 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