Healthcare IT Today June 18, 2025
Kelly Goolsby

The following is a guest article by Kelly Goolsby from Liquid Web

HIPAA compliance is no longer just a checkbox: it’s a dynamic risk posture that must evolve as your systems, staff, and service providers change. In 2025 and beyond, EHRs have to do more than secure PHI; they need to enable continuous security oversight, zero-trust access, and seamless breach response.

For IT leaders, the challenge isn’t just choosing the right EHR platform, it’s maintaining compliance across your operational stack—from APIs and staff endpoints, to the servers hosting your healthcare data.

What makes an EHR HIPAA compliant?

A compliant EHR satisfies all applicable HIPAA requirements under the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule. That includes encryption protocols, audit...

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