HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient health information in the United States.
HIPAA compliance refers to the adherence to regulations established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The act defines national standards for the protection of individually identifiable health information, known as Protected Health Information (PHI). Any organization that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI must implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of that data.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes standards for when and how PHI may be used or disclosed, while the Security Rule specifies the safeguards required for electronic PHI. The Breach Notification Rule requires covered entities to notify affected individuals, the Department of Health and Human Services, and in some cases the media, when a breach of unsecured PHI occurs.
For digital health platforms, HIPAA compliance is foundational. Electronic prescribing systems, patient portals, and healthcare APIs must all be designed with HIPAA requirements built into their architecture from the ground up. This includes end-to-end encryption, role-based access control, audit logging, and secure data transmission protocols.
Formidable Care builds its healthcare technology stack with HIPAA-grade security controls, ensuring that prescription data, patient information, and clinical documents are handled in accordance with the highest privacy standards throughout every stage of the workflow.
Keywords
Related Terms
Electronic Signature in Healthcare
Electronic signatures in healthcare provide legally binding authentication for prescriptions, clinical documents, and consent forms using cryptographic technology.
Hardware Security Module
A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is a dedicated cryptographic processor that safeguards digital keys and performs encryption and digital signing operations in a tamper-resistant environment.
CloudHSM
CloudHSM is a cloud-based hardware security module service that provides dedicated HSM instances for cryptographic key management and digital signing in the cloud.
EPCS
Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS) is a DEA requirement enabling practitioners to write and transmit prescriptions for Schedule II-V drugs electronically.
DEA Registration
DEA registration is the mandatory federal registration required for healthcare practitioners and facilities to prescribe, dispense, or handle controlled substances.
DR-107
DR-107 is the Israeli Ministry of Health regulation governing digital prescriptions, defining standards for electronic creation, signing, and transmission of prescriptions.
Controlled Substance Monitoring
System for tracking and monitoring prescriptions of controlled substances to prevent abuse and ensure compliance.
Every Medication Workflow. Connected.
Formidable develops the systems that let healthcare organizations prescribe, sign, harmonize, and dispense — digitally and compliantly. From electronic prescriptions to FHIR interoperability, we turn complex workflows into production-ready software.