HIPAA
HIPAA is a US law that sets standards for the protection of patient health information.
HIPAA compliance is adherence to the physical, administrative, and technical safeguards outlined in HIPAA, which covered entities and business associates must uphold to protect the integrity of Protected Health Information (PHI).
It is important in the context of AI agents because these agents often handle private health information in commucation between practices and patients and must follow strict security and privacy standards. For AI systems, HIPAA is the minimum and at Clark Street Health we go far above this standard to ensure all data is secure and protected.