Compliance & Standards

Gradiant maintains strict compliance with healthcare industry standards, with a primary focus on HIPAA compliance and data protection regulations.

Compliance Framework

HIPAA Compliance

Healthcare data protection

Security Standards

Industry certifications

Data Protection

Privacy regulations

Risk Management

Security controls

HIPAA Compliance

Core Requirements

Strict adherence to healthcare data protection standards

Privacy Rule compliance
Security Rule implementation
Breach notification procedures
Patient rights management
Business Associate Agreements

Automated Compliance Tools

Gradiant implements comprehensive automated tools for HIPAA compliance verification:

HIPAA Security Check Script: Automated codebase scanning for security vulnerabilities
- Located at scripts/hipaa-security-check.js
- Checks for deprecated crypto methods, proper encryption, authentication tags, route authentication, and PHI audit logging
- Integrated into CI/CD pipeline for continuous compliance verification
Security Scanning Workflow: GitHub Actions workflow for comprehensive security scanning
- Located at .github/workflows/security-scanning.yml
- Runs on all pull requests and schedules
- Generates detailed compliance reports
DLP System: Data Loss Prevention system to protect PHI
- Automated PHI detection and redaction
- Policy-based controls for data transmission
- Comprehensive audit logging
BAA Management System: Business Associate Agreement tracking
- Template-based BAA generation
- Vendor compliance verification
- Expiration tracking and renewal management

Implementation 1

import { HIPAALogger } from '@gradiant/compliance';

const logger = new HIPAALogger({
retentionPeriod: '6y',
encryptionEnabled: true,
backupEnabled: true
});

// Log access event
await logger.logAccess({
userId: 'user_123',
resourceType: 'patient_record',
actionType: 'view',
timestamp: new Date(),
reason: 'treatment'
});

````typescrpt

```typescript Data Access
const accessControl = new HIPAAAccessControl({
  minimumNecessary: true,
  roleBasedAccess: true,
  auditEnabled: true
});

// Check access permission
const canAccess = await accessControl.checkAccess({
  userId: 'user_123',
  resourceId: 'record_456',
  action: 'view'
});

FHE Integration for HIPAA Compliance

Fully Homomorphic Encryption enhances HIPAA compliance by enabling secure computation on encrypted data

import { FHEService } from '@gradiant/fhe';

// Initialize FHE service
const fheService = new FHEService({
  scheme: 'BFV',
  securityLevel: 128,
  polyModulusDegree: 4096,
});

// Process PHI while it remains encrypted
async function processEncryptedPatientData(encryptedData) {
  // Perform operations on encrypted data without decryption
  const result = await fheService.processEncrypted(encryptedData);
  
  // Data remains protected throughout processing
  return result;
}

Compliance Verification Process

Automated Scanning

Run automated compliance checks (daily in CI/CD)

Manual Review

Quarterly review of all PHI handling systems

Documentation

Update compliance documentation

Training

Staff training and certification

Third-Party Audit

Annual external compliance audit

Security Standards

Certifications

Comprehensive security certifications and compliance

Standard	Status	Last Audit	Next Audit
SOC 2 Type II	Certified	2024-01	2024-07
ISO 27001	Certified	2023-12	2024-12
HITRUST	Certified	2024-02	2025-02
NIST CSF	Compliant	2024-01	2024-07

Framework Implementation

Access Control

Role-based access control (RBAC) - Attribute-based access control (ABAC) - Principle of least privilege - Regular access reviews

Data Protection

Encryption at rest - Encryption in transit - Data classification - Data retention policies

Monitoring

Real-time security monitoring - Intrusion detection - Audit logging - Anomaly detection

Data Protection

Privacy Regulations

Compliance with global privacy standards

HIPAA (United States)
GDPR (European Union)
CCPA (California)
PIPEDA (Canada)

Implementation 2

const privacyManager = new PrivacyManager({
  regulations: ['HIPAA', 'GDPR', 'CCPA'],
  dataRetention: {
    medical: '6y',
    audit: '6y',
    backups: '7y',
  },
  dataSubjectRights: {
    access: true,
    deletion: true,
    portability: true,
  },
})

// Handle data subject request
const response = await privacyManager.handleRequest({
  type: 'access',
  subjectId: 'user_123',
  scope: ['medical_records', 'audit_logs'],
})

Risk Management

Security Controls

Implementation 3

const riskManager = new RiskManager({
  assessmentFrequency: 'quarterly',
  automatedScanning: true,
  vulnerabilityManagement: true
});

// Perform risk assessment
const assessment = await riskManager.performAssessment({
scope: ['infrastructure', 'applications', 'data'],
depth: 'comprehensive'
});

````typescript

```typescript Control Monitoring
const controlMonitor = new SecurityControlMonitor({
  realTimeMonitoring: true,
  alertingEnabled: true,
  reportingFrequency: 'daily'
});

// Monitor control effectiveness
const status = await controlMonitor.checkControls({
  controlSet: 'encryption',
  metrics: ['effectiveness', 'coverage']
});

Audit Management

Audit Process

Comprehensive audit trail for compliance verification

Event Collection
Secure Storage
Analysis
Reporting
Retention

Implementation 4

const auditManager = new AuditManager({
  storageProvider: 'encrypted_s3',
  retentionPeriod: '6y',
  realTimeAnalysis: true,
})

// Record audit event
await auditManager.recordEvent({
  eventType: 'data_access',
  userId: 'user_123',
  resourceId: 'record_456',
  action: 'view',
  timestamp: new Date(),
  metadata: {
    ip: '192.168.1.1',
    userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0...',
    reason: 'treatment',
  },
})

// Generate compliance report
const report = await auditManager.generateReport({
  period: 'last_quarter',
  type: 'hipaa_compliance',
  format: 'pdf',
})

Incident Response

Response Protocol

Structured approach to security incidents

Detection Identify and classify the incident ### Containment Limit the

impact and spread ### Eradication Remove the threat ### Recovery Restore normal operations ### Lessons Learned Document and improve

Implementation 5

const incidentManager = new IncidentManager({
  notificationChannels: ['email', 'slack', 'sms'],
  automatedResponse: true,
  forensicsEnabled: true,
})

// Handle security incident
await incidentManager.handleIncident({
  type: 'unauthorized_access',
  severity: 'high',
  affectedSystems: ['auth_service'],
  timestamp: new Date(),
})

Best Practices

Regular Audits

Conduct periodic assessments

Documentation

Maintain compliance records

Training

Staff security awareness

Updates

Keep policies current

Support

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