6 Software Testing Strategies for HIPAA Compliance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets STANDARDS to PROTECT patient data.
When testing in the healthcare domain, your team MUST understand HIPAA regulations.
Apply these 6 strategies to ensure
FULL COMPLIANCE with HIPAA:
1. ACCESS CONTROL
Provide users the MINIMUM amount of data for TASK COMPLETION
TYPES OF ACCESS CONTROL: USER-BASED
TYPES OF ACCESS CONTROL: USER-BASED ROLE-BASED
TYPES OF ACCESS CONTROL: USER-BASED ROLE-BASED CONTEXT-BASED
2. ENCRYPTED DATA TRANSFERS
ENCRYPT/DECRYPT data before SHARING/STORING
3. DATA SANITIZATION
Replace PATIENT DATA with generic TEST DATA
4. STRUCTURED DATA APPROACH
Standardize TEST DATA to define testing performed at DIFFERENT LEVELS
5. AUDIT TRAIL
AUDIT TRAILS MONITOR: MODIFICATIONS
AUDIT TRAILS MONITOR: MODIFICATIONS DELETIONS
AUDIT TRAILS MONITOR: MODIFICATIONS DELETIONS USER/TIMESTAMP
6. FAILOVER/LOAD BALANCING
GOOD STRATEGY RESULTS IN: DATA SECURITY
GOOD STRATEGY RESULTS IN: DATA SECURITY MINIMAL DATA LOSS
GOOD STRATEGY RESULTS IN: DATA SECURITY MINIMAL DATA LOSS IMMEDIATE RECOVERY
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