Architecting healthcare applications is a complex process and handling the technical side of things can be challenging. At Blaze, we’re an expert in helping healthcare organizations build HIPAA-compliant web applications and tools.
In this article, we'll cover how to build HIPAA-compliant web apps so that you can create patient portals, data management tools, clinic onboarding sites, and more while staying in compliance with privacy regulations.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires all healthcare organizations to maintain the privacy and security of patient health information. Any web application that deals with protected health information (PHI) must be HIPAA-compliant in order to ensure patient privacy.
There are many different types of web applications that can be used in a healthcare setting, such as patient portals, data management tools, health questionnaires, and more. Each of these applications must meet certain requirements in order to be considered HIPAA-compliant.
Some of the key requirements for HIPAA-compliant web applications include:
By meeting these requirements, your organizations can ensure that your web applications are compliant with HIPAA and protect the privacy of their patients.
The textbook definition of protected health information (PHI) is information that “Relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual” that is
What kind of information that does include? All individually identifiable health information, including demographic data, medical histories, test results, insurance information, and other information used to identify a patient or provide healthcare services or healthcare coverage.
Blaze’s platform helps you build your healthcare app while staying HIPAA compliant. Here’s what our platform automatically does for you to meet regulatory requirements:
Using Blaze, we help you fulfill these major requirements.
If you're developing a healthcare app that deals with patient data, then you need to make sure it's HIPAA compliant. This includes apps that are used for patient portals, data management, and more.
There are two categories of HIPAA Privacy Rule compliant entities:
If building a HIPAA-compliant app sounds daunting, you're not alone. That's why we built Blaze. Blaze enables you to build HIPAA compliant apps easily and securely. We can help your team design and implement your app fully. Here are examples of apps that have been built on our platform and that you can build too:
If you’re ready to create your healthcare app or would like to see Blaze in action, you can request a demo here.
HIPAA-compliant apps are mobile applications that adhere to the regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which ensure the protection and security of patients’ sensitive health information
HIPAA compliance is essential for healthcare providers to protect patient privacy, maintain dataintegrity, and prevent unauthorized access or breaches of sensitive medical information
HIPAA-compliant applications typically consist of strong encryption protocols, secure user authentication, accounting mechanisms for accessing data, usage-based authorization, and regular security checks for monitoring that they remain lawabiding
Healthcare providers,clinics, hospitals, telemedicine programs, and other healthcare facilities canbenefit from using HIPAA-Compliant Apps to better manage patient information,communicate with patients, and deliver better care for at a distance.
Obtain certificates orcompliance statements from the app developer to ensure that the app is HIPAA compliant, check encryption and security settings, and check their privacypolicies , and seek guidance from legal or compliance experts as needed