Providing Private Cloud Services to Support HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA and HIPAA HITECH legislation requires our institutions to protect Electronic Personal Health Information (EPHI). University departments in the health sciences clearly have teaching, research and clinical activities that fall under these obligations. In addition, many other areas also process and store EPHI. This session covers the development and documentation of robust operations, processes and facilities that support HIPAA alignment. It will discuss HIPAA requirements and steps to support those requirements, including how a private cloud-like service can significantly reduce university cost and complexity in providing services ready for EPHI.