The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules state that entities who create, receive, manage, store or process protected health information (PHI) must ensure the PHI is secure throughout the data lifecycle. Failing to protect PHI at any point from creation through use, distribution, maintenance, storage and destruction leaves an entity vulnerable to security incidents and subject to enforcement actions, including hefty fines, as determined by the Office for Civil Rights. This whitepaper provides an overview of:
- What are Containers?
- What They Do Well
- What They Don’t Do Well
- Problems Solved by Containers in the Healthcare Life Cycle
- How Containers Can Help Improve Healthcare Delivery
- And much more
