HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability sets the rules for protecting patient data and information in every healthcare facility. Healthcare and medical facilities and organizations should meet the requirements of having safe and secure systems for all operations including payments and patient treatments. HIPAA requires all network systems be equipped with security measures that protect all data from cybercriminals and other unauthorized access.
Third parties and subcontractors involved in the operations must be HIPAA compliant as well. All data and information stored and transferred in electronic form in the healthcare facility or health organization must be protected from all forms of threat, and any violations will result in fines and penalties.