This paper examines whether and how (specifically Enhanced File Transfer™, EFT™) can be used in a manner compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification regulations, including the HIPAA Security Rule (45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A and C).
Out-of-the-box, EFT is HIPAA compliant. Organizations must actively: globalscape hipaa
For cloud customers, the availability of a signed BAA makes Globalscape EFTaaS a viable option for sharing ePHI with business associates or between covered entity components. For on-premises customers, Globalscape functions as a software vendor, and the customer bears full responsibility for all HIPAA-required safeguards. This paper examines whether and how (specifically Enhanced