HIPAA Compliance
Healthcare Data Protection
TRIAS enables healthcare organizations, business associates, and covered entities to achieve comprehensive HIPAA compliance. Protect electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), implement required safeguards, maintain audit trails, and avoid penalties up to $1.5M per violation.
Per violation category
All safeguards implemented
Automated compliance
Complete documentation
HIPAA Requirements
Key obligations for healthcare data protection
Privacy Rule (45 CFR 164.502)
Protect all individually identifiable health information. Minimum necessary use and disclosure. Patient rights to access, amend, accounting.
Security Rule (45 CFR 164.308)
Administrative, physical, technical safeguards for ePHI. Risk analysis, workforce training, access controls, encryption.
Breach Notification Rule
Notify affected individuals within 60 days. Report to HHS. Media notification for breaches affecting 500+ individuals.
Enforcement Rule
Compliance investigations, complaint procedures. Penalty tiers from $100 to $50,000 per violation. Annual maximum $1.5M.
Omnibus Rule
Business Associate liability. Breach notification for unsecured PHI. Enhanced enforcement and penalties.
HITECH Act
Strengthen HIPAA enforcement. Mandate breach notifications. Increase penalties. Audit programs for compliance.
TRIAS for HIPAA Compliance
Complete technical safeguards for healthcare
ePHI Discovery & Classification
Automatically discover and classify Protected Health Information. Identify patient records, medical data, insurance information across all systems.
Technical Safeguards (§164.312)
Access controls, encryption, audit controls, integrity controls. Transmission security for ePHI in motion and at rest.
Administrative Safeguards (§164.308)
Risk analysis, workforce clearance, access authorization. Security incident procedures, contingency planning.
Breach Detection & Notification
Automated breach detection. 60-day notification workflows. Incident documentation and HHS reporting.
HIPAA Security Rule Safeguards
Technical implementation per 45 CFR 164.312
Access Control
Unique user IDs, emergency access, automatic logoff, encryption/decryption for ePHI.
Audit Controls
Hardware, software, procedural mechanisms to record and examine ePHI access and activity.
Integrity Controls
Mechanisms to ensure ePHI is not improperly altered or destroyed. Electronic authentication.
Person/Entity Authentication
Verify identity of person or entity accessing ePHI. Multi-factor authentication.
Transmission Security
Guard against unauthorized access during electronic transmission. Encryption, network controls.
Risk Analysis
Assess potential risks and vulnerabilities to ePHI confidentiality, integrity, availability.
Workforce Security
Authorization, workforce clearance, termination procedures. Access establishment and modification.
Information Access Management
Access authorization, establishment, modification. Isolating healthcare clearinghouse functions.
Protected Health Information (PHI)
Covered data types under HIPAA
Demographic Information
Names, addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, SSN, medical record numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers.
Medical Information
Diagnoses, treatment plans, test results, prescriptions, medical history, physician notes, imaging.
Biometric Identifiers
Fingerprints, voice prints, retinal scans, facial recognition data, DNA, full-face photos.
Financial Information
Insurance information, payment records, account numbers, billing information, claims data.
Electronic Identifiers
Email addresses, IP addresses, device IDs, URLs, license plates, certificate/license numbers.
Dates & Locations
Admission/discharge dates, birth/death dates, ages over 89, geographic data smaller than state.
Business Associate Compliance
Requirements for third-party service providers
BAA Requirements
Business Associate Agreements required for all vendors handling PHI. Specify permitted uses, safeguards, liability.
Direct Liability
Business Associates directly liable for HIPAA violations. Subject to same penalties as covered entities.
Subcontractor Chain
Business Associates must ensure subcontractors sign BAAs. Liability flows through entire chain.
Cloud Service Providers
Cloud vendors storing or processing ePHI must sign BAA. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud offer HIPAA-compliant services.
HIPAA Breach Notification
Required actions after PHI breach
Individual Notification
Notify affected individuals within 60 days. Written notice via first-class mail or email if authorized.
HHS Notification
Report breaches affecting 500+ individuals immediately. Smaller breaches reported annually. Submit via HHS portal.
Media Notification
For breaches affecting 500+ individuals in same jurisdiction, notify prominent media outlets.
Business Associate Notification
Business Associates must notify covered entities within 60 days of discovering breach.
HIPAA Penalties & Enforcement
Consequences of non-compliance
Tier 1: Unknowing
Entity did not know and could not have known of violation. Annual maximum: $25,000.
Tier 2: Reasonable Cause
Violation due to reasonable cause, not willful neglect. Annual maximum: $100,000.
Tier 3: Willful Neglect (Corrected)
Violation due to willful neglect but corrected within 30 days. Annual maximum: $250,000.
Tier 4: Willful Neglect (Uncorrected)
Violation due to willful neglect, not corrected. Annual maximum: $1.5 million.
HIPAA Compliance Use Cases
Hospital & Healthcare Systems
Protect patient records across EHR systems, imaging, labs. Secure physician notes, prescriptions, treatment plans.
Medical Billing Companies
Protect insurance claims, billing records, payment information. Prevent unauthorized PHI disclosure to payers.
Pharmaceutical Companies
Secure clinical trial data, patient recruitment information. Protect research participant PHI.
Health Insurance Plans
Protect member health information, claims data, eligibility records. Secure data sharing with providers.
Achieve HIPAA Compliance
Protect patient health information and avoid healthcare data breach penalties