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6 SoftwareTesting Strategies
for HIPAACompliance
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 ensureFULL COMPLIANCE
with HIPAA:
1. ACCESS CONTROL
Provide users theMINIMUM
amount of data forTASK COMPLETION
TYPES OFACCESS CONTROL:
USER-BASED
TYPES OFACCESS CONTROL:
USER-BASED
ROLE-BASED
TYPES OFACCESS CONTROL:
USER-BASED
ROLE-BASED
CONTEXT-BASED
2. ENCRYPTED DATA TRANSFERS
ENCRYPT/DECRYPTdata before
SHARING/STORING
3. DATA SANITIZATION
ReplacePATIENT DATAwith genericTEST DATA
4. STRUCTURED DATA APPROACH
StandardizeTEST DATA todefine testingperformed at
DIFFERENT LEVELS
5. AUDIT TRAIL
AUDIT TRAILSMONITOR:
MODIFICATIONS
AUDIT TRAILSMONITOR:
MODIFICATIONS
DELETIONS
AUDIT TRAILSMONITOR:
MODIFICATIONS
DELETIONS
USER/TIMESTAMP
6. FAILOVER/LOADBALANCING
GOOD STRATEGYRESULTS IN:DATA SECURITY
GOOD STRATEGYRESULTS IN:DATA SECURITY
MINIMAL DATA LOSS
GOOD STRATEGYRESULTS IN:DATA SECURITY
MINIMAL DATA LOSS
IMMEDIATE RECOVERY
LEARN MORE ABOUT
HEALTHCARE APPLICATION TESTING
SEE ALL 6 STRATEGIES IN THE FULL BLOG POST:HOW TO COMPLY WITH HIPPA: 6 SOFTWARE
TESTING STRATEGIES
QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTHCARE TESTING?VISIT US AT QASOURCE.COM
