The regulatory standard for protected health information. Alvor maps administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, automates evidence collection, and keeps your healthcare compliance continuous - not annual.
HIPAA overview
$2.1M
Max penalty per violation category
75+
Safeguard requirements mapped
100%
Security Rule coverage
HIPAA's Security Rule establishes national standards for protecting electronic protected health information (ePHI). It applies to covered entities and business associates - which means if you build software for healthcare, process claims, store patient records, or provide services to healthcare organizations, HIPAA compliance is not optional. Violations carry fines up to $2.1M per violation category per year.
Domain coverage
HIPAA's Security Rule organizes requirements into three categories of safeguards, each with required and addressable implementation specifications.
Security management processes, assigned security responsibility, workforce security, information access management, security awareness training, security incident procedures, contingency planning, and evaluation.
Facility access controls, workstation use and security, device and media controls. Covers how you protect the physical systems and facilities that access ePHI.
Access control, audit controls, integrity controls, person/entity authentication, and transmission security. Covers the technology protecting ePHI.
Requirements for notifying affected individuals, HHS, and media in the event of a breach of unsecured ePHI. Timelines, methods, and content requirements.
Establishes standards for how ePHI may be used and disclosed. Covers minimum necessary, patient rights, authorizations, and permitted uses.
Contractual requirements ensuring business associates implement appropriate safeguards. Covers required provisions, breach responsibilities, and subcontractor obligations.
Common challenges
The problem
Maintaining a risk analysis in a spreadsheet that was last updated when you onboarded your compliance officer
How Alvor helps
Continuous risk assessment with real-time scoring. Risks are identified, treated, and tracked with an immutable audit trail
The problem
No clear mapping between your technical controls and the specific HIPAA safeguard requirements they satisfy
How Alvor helps
Every safeguard requirement maps to specific controls, evidence sources, and responsible owners - no interpretation needed
The problem
Business associate agreements scattered across email threads, shared drives, and contract management tools
How Alvor helps
Track all BAAs in one place with status, renewal dates, and linked safeguard requirements. Know exactly which associates handle ePHI
The problem
OCR investigation requests 3 years of access logs and you can't produce them within the required timeframe
How Alvor helps
Immutable audit logs retained for up to 7 years. Export compliance evidence packages organized by safeguard category on demand
What you get
Every administrative, physical, and technical safeguard requirement pre-mapped with implementation guidance. Both required and addressable specifications are covered with clear implementation paths.
Structured risk analysis aligned to HHS guidance - threat identification, vulnerability assessment, likelihood/impact scoring, and documented treatment plans. Satisfies the risk analysis requirement that OCR checks first.
Centralized business associate agreement management with status tracking, renewal alerts, and linked safeguard requirements. Know which associates handle ePHI and whether their agreements are current.
Automated monitoring of access controls, authentication mechanisms, and audit logs. Continuous verification that technical safeguards are operating as required.
Pre-built breach notification procedures and templates. Document your incident response process, track breach investigations, and generate notification documents that meet the 60-day requirement.
Track workforce security awareness training completion, content, and frequency. Generate compliance evidence showing who was trained, when, and on what topics.
Frequently asked
Answers to the most common questions about covered entities, business associates, and maintaining HIPAA compliance.
HIPAA applies to covered entities - health plans, health care clearinghouses, and most health care providers - and to their business associates, which are any third parties that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information on behalf of a covered entity. SaaS vendors, cloud providers, billing services, medical transcription companies, and analytics platforms serving healthcare clients are typically business associates.
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