HIPAA Security Compliance

What is HIPAA?
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system and reduce the incidence of fraud. The focus of this regulation requires, among other things, the secure electronic transfer of patients' health care information. Recognizing the inherent risks of not securing this information, HIPAA contains regulations for information privacy and information systems security. As of April 2006, all healthcare providers must comply with this law.

How do companies comply with HIPAA?
Compliance with the wide-ranging HIPAA regulations requires a comprehensive effort within an organization, including the development of many internal policies, ongoing training, and audits of personnel and practices.

Data encryption is the best way to comply with HIPAA's Security Rule regarding effective network security. HIPAA-compliant networks are those where data is protected throughout the network.

How does CipherOptics help with HIPAA compliance?
CipherOptics CipherEngine provides health care organizations with a comprehensive data protection solution that ensures the confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity of any data in motion.

The CipherEngine solution allows organizations to easily encrypt data across the network or the entire computing infrastructure using a global policy and key manager along with hardware and software-based encryption enforcement points. The CipherEngine data protection solution offers best-of-breed performance, elegantly simple installation and management, and breakthrough scalability. CipherEngine gives you the power to protect data in motion wherever, however and whenever you want, without changes or disruptions to your network, your infrastructure, or your operations.

To discuss how CipherOptics can help you can comply with HIPAA's Security Rule, call 1-877-878-6655 and speak directly with a CipherOptics encryption specialist or feel free to ask us a question.

Learn more about HIPAA Compliance

Learn More About:
Scope of Audit Reduction
Application Domain Security
Network Encryption

Helpful Resources
HIPAA Statute
HIPAA Final Security Rule
HIPAA Security Standards: Technical Safeguards