HIPAA Identifiers – Examples Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 18 specific identifiers are defined as personal information that can identify an individual. When any of these identifiers are associated with a person’s health information, medical records, or healthcare payment data, the information is … Read More
HIPAA Compliance Checklist 2026: What US Healthcare Companies Need to Know
Key Takeaways HIPAA compliance begins with knowing where ePHI exists across structured and unstructured data. Continuous data discovery and context-aware classification help maintain an accurate inventory of sensitive healthcare information. Native OCR is essential for identifying ePHI hidden in scanned documents, medical forms, faxes, and image files. Automated remediation, including redaction, encryption, and quarantine, helps reduce the risk of unauthorized … Read More
How to: Protecting ePHI
The average healthcare breach exposes 3+ million private patient records. What are you doing to discover, store, and protect ePHI? Why the ‘e’ in ‘ePHI’? HIPAA, PHI, PII, GDPR, ePHI… Where would we be without our acronyms? If you’re interested in protecting ePHI, it’s safe to say none of these are entirely new to you. The most important to our … Read More
