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Top Considerations for HIPAA - Compliant Cloud Computing
Cloud computing in healthcare is on the rise as more organizations turn to cloud vendors to provide scalable and approachable tools for accessing IT services and computing resources. However, ensuring that your organization remains HIPAA-compliant is crucial when engaging with cloud services.The global healthcare cloud computing market is estimated to be worth $53.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $120.6 billion by 2029, according to a MarketsandMarkets report. A 2023 report from Forrester revealed that cloud decision-makers at healthcare organizations were spending an average of $9.5 million annually across cloud services, and public cloud adoption, in particular, was on the rise.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines cloud computing as "a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."Using this definition as its guide, the HHS Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) guidance on HIPAA and cloud computing aimed to help HIPAA-covered entities and business associates understand their obligations under the HIPAA Security, Privacy and Breach Notification Rules.
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