HIPAA compliant

6 organizations team up with Amazon to release HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills

Less than two months after MedCity speculated whether Amazon would release a HIPAA-compliant Echo device, the tech giant revealed Thursday that select skills for Alexa — the voice-activated personal assistant service powering those devices — are indeed HIPAA-compliant.

By Erin Dietsche

Health IT

Cloud Security Affected by HIPAA Business Associate Agreements

The HIPAA Omnibus Rule regulations encourage business associates to healthcare companies to share responsibility for data breaches. These new regulations involve signing “Business Associate Agreements” with providers, yet are likely to strengthen trust in cloud security, and allow more healthcare entities to enjoy the benefits of the cloud while ensuring that patient privacy is maintained. […]

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6 organizations team up with Amazon to release HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills

Cloud Security Affected by HIPAA Business Associate Agreements

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