Infrastructure Built for Healthcare
Healthcare technology operates under unique constraints. HIPAA violations can result in millions in fines and criminal charges. A data breach doesn't just cost money—it exposes patients' most sensitive information. Downtime during a clinical workflow can impact patient care. Yet healthcare organizations still need to innovate, scale, and deliver modern digital experiences.
Generic cloud infrastructure isn't enough. You need architecture designed from the ground up for HIPAA compliance, PHI protection, and healthcare-grade reliability—with the flexibility to integrate EHR systems, support telehealth at scale, and meet the security requirements of hospital IT departments.
We've helped 25+ HealthTech companies—telehealth platforms, digital therapeutics, clinical trial software, patient engagement apps—build infrastructure that protects patient data, passes audits, and enables rapid innovation. From security architecture to compliance automation to 24x7 operations, we understand what healthcare demands.
Healthcare Infrastructure Challenges
The unique requirements that make healthcare infrastructure different from typical tech companies.
HIPAA Compliance
Technical, administrative, and physical safeguards required by law. OCR audits, breach notification rules, and potential criminal liability for willful neglect.
PHI Protection
Protected Health Information requires encryption, access controls, audit logging, and minimum necessary access. Every touchpoint must be secured.
Health System Integration
Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, and other EHR systems. HL7, FHIR, and proprietary APIs. Complex integrations that hospital IT teams scrutinize heavily.
Clinical Reliability
When your platform supports clinical workflows, downtime isn't just inconvenient—it can impact patient care. Healthcare-grade reliability is non-negotiable.
Enterprise Security Reviews
Hospital IT and compliance teams send lengthy security questionnaires. Without proper controls, you can't close enterprise deals.
Additional Regulations
Beyond HIPAA: HITRUST, SOC 2, state privacy laws, FDA requirements for medical devices, 21 CFR Part 11 for clinical trials.
HIPAA Technical Safeguards
We implement all required and addressable technical safeguards defined by the HIPAA Security Rule.
Access Controls
Unique user identification, emergency access procedures, automatic logoff, encryption and decryption. Role-based access ensuring minimum necessary access to PHI.
Audit Controls
Comprehensive logging of all access to PHI. Mechanisms to examine activity in systems containing or using electronic PHI. Log retention and review procedures.
Integrity Controls
Mechanisms to authenticate electronic PHI. Ensure PHI has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner. Data validation and corruption detection.
Person Authentication
Procedures to verify that a person seeking access to electronic PHI is who they claim to be. Multi-factor authentication, strong password policies.
Transmission Security
Technical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to electronic PHI transmitted over networks. TLS 1.2+, VPN tunnels, encrypted APIs.
Encryption at Rest
Encrypt electronic PHI wherever it is stored. AES-256 encryption for databases, file storage, backups, and any location where PHI resides.
Healthcare-Specific Security
Security architecture designed for the unique threat landscape of healthcare.
PHI Isolation & Segmentation
Dedicated VPCs for PHI workloads, network segmentation between environments, private subnets for databases, strict security group rules, and WAF protection.
Implementation
Multi-tier VPC architecture, Transit Gateway for connectivity, PrivateLink for service access, no public exposure of PHI systems.
PHI Encryption & Handling
AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, field-level encryption for sensitive fields, secure key management, and data minimization practices.
Implementation
AWS KMS with customer-managed keys, RDS encryption, S3 bucket encryption, encrypted EBS volumes, certificate management.
Minimum Necessary Access
Role-based access control aligned to job functions, just-in-time access for elevated privileges, privileged access management, and regular access reviews.
Implementation
AWS IAM with least privilege, SSO integration, Teleport for infrastructure access, break-glass procedures with full audit trail.
PHI Access Logging
Comprehensive logging of all PHI access, real-time monitoring for suspicious activity, log integrity protection, and long-term retention for investigations.
Implementation
CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, application-level audit logs, centralized SIEM, automated alerting on anomalies.
Breach Response Procedures
HIPAA requires breach notification within 60 days. We implement detection, containment, investigation, and notification procedures to meet requirements.
Implementation
Incident response playbooks, automated containment, forensic logging, breach assessment procedures, notification templates.
PHI Backup & DR
Encrypted backups, tested recovery procedures, multi-region disaster recovery, and business continuity planning for healthcare-critical systems.
Implementation
Automated encrypted backups, cross-region replication, documented RTO/RPO, regular DR testing, backup access controls.
Healthcare DevOps Services
End-to-end infrastructure for healthcare and HealthTech organizations.
HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Architecture
Design and implement AWS/Azure/GCP architecture using only HIPAA-eligible services. VPC design, compute, databases, storage—all configured for PHI handling with proper BAAs in place.
Secure CI/CD for Healthcare
Secure CI/CD pipelines with SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and HIPAA compliance checks. Ensure no PHI in logs, secure artifact handling, and auditable deployments.
Kubernetes for Healthcare
Hardened Kubernetes clusters configured for HIPAA workloads. Pod security, network policies, secrets management, and compliance-ready configurations.
Compliance Automation
Automated HIPAA compliance monitoring, continuous control validation, evidence collection for audits, and drift detection. Stay compliant continuously, not just at audit time.
Integration & 24x7 Ops
Secure EHR integrations (Epic, Cerner), FHIR APIs, HL7 interfaces. Round-the-clock support from engineers who understand healthcare compliance for clinical-grade reliability.
Compliance Frameworks We Support
Beyond HIPAA—comprehensive compliance for healthcare organizations.
HIPAA Security Rule
Complete implementation of technical, administrative, and physical safeguards. Risk assessments, policies and procedures, workforce training support, and documentation for OCR audits.
HITRUST CSF
Technical controls aligned with HITRUST Common Security Framework. Support for HITRUST r2 assessment preparation, evidence collection, and remediation of control gaps.
SOC 2 for Healthcare
Type I and Type II readiness with healthcare-specific considerations. Security, Availability, and Confidentiality criteria with automated evidence collection.
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
For clinical trials and electronic records: electronic signatures, audit trails, system validation, data integrity controls, and documentation requirements.
State Privacy Laws
California CCPA/CPRA, state health information laws, and emerging state privacy requirements. Data handling aligned with multi-state compliance needs.
