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HIPAA Compliant File Transfer: How to Protect PHI with Secure SFTP Hosting
By Gil Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, sFTP

HIPAA Compliant File Transfer: How to Protect PHI with Secure SFTP Hosting

When it comes to patient data, even a single unsecured transfer can lead to fines, breaches, and reputational damage. Healthcare organizations, billing firms, and SaaS vendors working with PHI must ensure every file shared or stored meets HIPAA’s Security Rule standards. If your team is still relying on email, FTP, or cloud storage without full... Continue reading
HIPAA Compliance Guide III: Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessments for Healthcare Data Protection
By Brenda Medel, , HIPAA Blog, Penetration Testing, Resources

HIPAA Compliance Guide III: Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessments for Healthcare Data Protection

How healthcare organizations can use testing and scanning to validate their security posture and protect PHI in 2025. Penetration Testing & Vulnerability Assessments HIPAA compliance in 2025 is no longer just about meeting minimum requirements — it’s about proving your defenses work. Just as clinicians rely on diagnostic imaging to detect illness early, HIPAA-compliant organizations... Continue reading
HIPAA Security Rule Updates: Your Q4 2025 Readiness Plan
By Alicia Vidals, , HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security

HIPAA Security Rule Updates: Your Q4 2025 Readiness Plan

It’s October 2025, and the HIPAA Security Rule is on the verge of its biggest update in decades. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed changes earlier this year, and while they are not yet final, healthcare organizations can’t afford to wait. The proposed updates—requiring asset inventories, encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA), regular... Continue reading
Is ChatGPT or Google Gemini HIPAA Compliant? A Complete Guide to HIPAA-Safe LLMs
By Brenda Medel, , Artificial Intelligence, HIPAA Blog, Resources

Is ChatGPT or Google Gemini HIPAA Compliant? A Complete Guide to HIPAA-Safe LLMs

How safe is ChatGPT in a medical setting? Can you use Google Gemini with PHI? This complete guide breaks down what healthcare organizations must know about using AI under HIPAA. The explosion of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Gemini has opened up powerful new use cases in healthcare — from generating clinical notes... Continue reading
HIPAA Compliance Guide II: Building a Robust Cybersecurity Culture for Healthcare Data Protection
By Brenda Medel, , Cyber Data, HIPAA Blog, Resources, Security

HIPAA Compliance Guide II: Building a Robust Cybersecurity Culture for Healthcare Data Protection

How healthcare providers and hosting vendors can foster a security-first culture to protect PHI and achieve HIPAA compliance. HIPAA Cybersecurity Culture in 2025 When it comes to HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity culture is just as important as contracts. Every healthcare provider, cloud hosting company, and software vendor that touches Protected Health Information (PHI) must go beyond... Continue reading
Cloud Wars: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud for HIPAA Compliance (2025 Update)
By Brenda Medel, , HIPAA Blog, HIPAA Cloud, HIPAA Hosting, Resources

Cloud Wars: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud for HIPAA Compliance (2025 Update)

A 2025 update to our HIPAA Insider Show discussion — comparing AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud on infrastructure, pricing, services, and security for HIPAA compliance. Editor’s Note (Updated for 2025): This article is a refreshed version of our 2024 comparison of the Big Three cloud providers — AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — for... Continue reading