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HIPAA Compliance Services for Healthcare on AWS

HIPAA compliance is non-negotiable in healthcare. We design, implement, and audit AWS architectures that protect PHI with encryption, access controls, and audit logging that satisfy healthcare regulators.

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Summary

Build HIPAA-compliant AWS infrastructure from day one. Complete compliance architecture, BAA execution, and ongoing compliance monitoring for healthcare organizations.

Key Facts

  • • Build HIPAA-compliant AWS infrastructure from day one
  • • We design, implement, and audit AWS architectures that protect PHI with encryption, access controls, and audit logging that satisfy healthcare regulators
  • • HIPAA Technical Safeguards: Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule across EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda: encryption at rest/in transit, access controls, audit logging, and continuous monitoring
  • • Business Associate Agreements (BAA): AWS signs a BAA with healthcare covered entities
  • • Navigating BAA requirements and ensuring your AWS architecture aligns with BAA obligations is non-trivial

Entity Definitions

Lambda
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EC2
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S3
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RDS
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DynamoDB
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IAM
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VPC
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SQS
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SNS
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GuardDuty
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compliance
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HIPAA
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does AWS sign a BAA with healthcare organizations?

Yes. AWS signs Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with covered entities and business associates who handle PHI. The BAA covers AWS infrastructure services (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.) but NOT higher-level services like some managed services. We coordinate BAA signing with AWS during onboarding.

Which AWS services are HIPAA-eligible?

Over 100 AWS services are HIPAA-eligible, including EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS, and others. We identify which services align with your architecture and HIPAA requirements.

How often do we need HIPAA audits?

HIPAA requires annual risk assessments and security audits. Third-party HIPAA audits (beyond internal assessments) are recommended but not mandated. We perform monthly automated compliance checks and annual comprehensive audits.

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Key Challenges We Solve

HIPAA Technical Safeguards

Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule across EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda: encryption at rest/in transit, access controls, audit logging, and continuous monitoring.

Business Associate Agreements (BAA)

AWS signs a BAA with healthcare covered entities. Navigating BAA requirements and ensuring your AWS architecture aligns with BAA obligations is non-trivial.

PHI Data Lifecycle Management

From ingestion to archival: ensuring patient data is encrypted, access-controlled, and properly disposed of at end-of-life (deletion vs. secure overwrite).

Our Approach

HIPAA-Ready Architecture Design

Multi-layer encryption (KMS), VPC isolation, IAM least-privilege, CloudTrail for audit, automated config compliance (AWS Config rules), and threat detection (GuardDuty).

BAA Negotiation & Setup

We guide you through AWS BAA requirements, ensure your architecture aligns, and coordinate with AWS on account-level BAA signing.

Ongoing Compliance Monitoring

Automated compliance checks (AWS Config for HIPAA controls), monthly audit reports, and continuous monitoring that keeps you ready for external audits.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does AWS sign a BAA with healthcare organizations?
Yes. AWS signs Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with covered entities and business associates who handle PHI. The BAA covers AWS infrastructure services (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.) but NOT higher-level services like some managed services. We coordinate BAA signing with AWS during onboarding.
Which AWS services are HIPAA-eligible?
Over 100 AWS services are HIPAA-eligible, including EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS, and others. We identify which services align with your architecture and HIPAA requirements.
How often do we need HIPAA audits?
HIPAA requires annual risk assessments and security audits. Third-party HIPAA audits (beyond internal assessments) are recommended but not mandated. We perform monthly automated compliance checks and annual comprehensive audits.

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