HIPAA Security Overhaul for a Teledentistry Programme
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Problem
Patient data on consumer tools
A teledentistry programme screening patients across 30 school and community sites had outgrown its tooling. Hygienists ran video consults on consumer-grade apps, intraoral images were uploaded to shared drives from personal devices, and no vendor had signed a business associate agreement. With grant funders now requiring evidence of HIPAA compliance, the programme faced audits it could not pass.
Solution
HIPAA-aligned teledentistry stack
We modernised the programme onto a HIPAA-aligned stack without interrupting screening days: a BAA-covered healthcare video platform, encrypted image capture flowing into access-controlled cloud storage, single sign-on with role-based permissions, and managed devices at every site. Around the technology we delivered a Security Rule risk assessment, workforce training, and a centralised evidence log that keeps the programme audit-ready.
Measurable Impact
What changed after launch
HIPAA Security Rule safeguard coverage rose from 31% to 96% of assessed controls across two review cycles
100% of patient images migrated off shared drives into encrypted, access-controlled storage within 10 weeks
Signed business associate agreements secured with all 6 vendors handling patient data, up from zero
Audit evidence preparation for grant reviews cut from 6 weeks to 4 days via the centralised compliance log
Tech & Tools Used
What powered the build
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