HIPAA-Compliant Backup and Recovery Solution Requirements

Under the HIPAA security rules, certain administrative safeguards must be put in place.  Your data backup plan, which is part of the administrative safeguard requirement to have a contingency plan, consists of establishing and implementing procedures to ensure exact copies of electronic protected health information exist while ensuring encryption and auditing at all stages of the backup and recovery process.

Sourcepass often leverages Acronis-based backup solutions to accomplish this task. Acronis is committed to helping health care providers safeguard their critical data while enabling complete HIPAA compliance. 

• Best-in-class security and encryption

Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery comes with top-notch security features, including the ability recover workloads from encrypted archives in Acronis Cloud. 

• Detailed audit log and additional security measures

In line with HIPAA requirements, Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery includes comprehensive audit trails and detailed logs, allowing for monitoring and validation of all data-related activities. Additional security measures such as multifactor authentication add extra layers of protection to data.

• Failover to malware-free recovery point

In the unfortunate event of a cyberattack, Acronis-based solutions which include the Advanced Security pack allow for failover to a malware-free recovery point. This feature enables a quick restore to a clean state, reducing impact of ransomware or other malicious activities. 

• Test failover

Being prepared for an emergency is vital. That's why Acronis provides test failover options to help validate disaster recovery plans without affecting the production environment.