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Full-service software engineering
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App Corp
Full-service software engineering
Engineering your experience…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes national standards for protecting individuals' medical records and other personal health information (PHI). It applies to covered entities — healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses — plus their business associates who handle PHI. For healthcare technology projects, HIPAA compliance requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. Any engineering team building healthcare software for the US market must deeply understand Breach Notification Rules, the Privacy Rule, and the Security Rule.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes national standards for protecting individuals' medical records and other personal health information (PHI). It applies to covered entities — healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses — plus their business associates who handle PHI. For healthcare technology projects, HIPAA compliance requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. Any engineering team building healthcare software for the US market must deeply understand Breach Notification Rules, the Privacy Rule, and the Security Rule.
Unique user identification, automatic logoff, emergency access procedures, and role-based access to PHI.
Detailed logging of all PHI access, modifications, and disclosures with retention periods compliant with state and federal law.
Mechanisms to ensure PHI is not improperly altered or destroyed, including electronic signatures and checksum verification.
Encryption of all ePHI in transit with integrity controls to detect unauthorised modification during transmission.
Documented breach detection and notification procedures with mandatory reporting timelines (60 days for most breaches).
When we build healthtech systems, HIPAA compliance isn't a checklist — it's an architectural constraint that shapes every decision. We implement PHI data segmentation with strict access boundaries, encryption at rest and in transit as default posture, and comprehensive audit trails that capture every interaction with protected health information. Our teams follow secure software development practices aligned with the HIPAA Security Rule from architecture review through deployment.
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The gold standard for service organisations — audited security controls that prove your platform protects customer data.
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We have shipped 200+ projects for clients across fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and enterprise — many requiring multi-framework compliance.