I found the following HIPAA related discussions:
"HIPAA requirements vs. AppEngine security guidelines" http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/78b40375b8b5af41/4cb5de1b17aae039?lnk=gst&q=HIPAA# "IPAA and client data stored w/ Google's App Engine framework" http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/9599673ca86d7f7c/d60097ab14c11966?lnk=gst&q=HIPAA# On Jan 3, 8:22 pm, Doug <doug...@gmail.com> wrote: > From reading the Google Health FAQ I think the answer to your question > is no, but they don't need to be. > > Is Google Health covered byHIPAA? > > Unlike a doctor or health plan, Google Health is not regulated by the > Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal > law that establishes data confidentiality standards for patient health > information. This is because Google does not store data on behalf of > health care providers. Instead, our primary relationship is with you, > the user. UnderHIPAA, you have a right to obtain a copy of your > medical records. If you choose to use Google Health, we'll help you > store and manage your medical records online. > > Although Google Health is not covered byHIPAA, we are committed to > protecting your privacy. Our Google Health privacy policy governs what > information Google Health collects and how we use it, and any > violation of that policy can be enforced by the Federal Trade > Commission, which takes action against companies that engage in unfair > and deceptive trade practices -- including violations of their privacy > policies. > > On Jan 3, 11:17 am, Pion <onlee2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >http://www.slideshare.net/bess.ho/google-health-architecture-api > > (slide 28) shows that Google Health is using Google App Engine. > > > Is Google App EngineHIPAA(Health Insurance Portability and > > Accountability Act -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIPAA) compliance ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
