greetings! you asked a question that's common but very dependent on your implementation. App Engine has no specific compliance features, so it's all up to your implementation. the first thing you need to do is to separate the patient information and their medical data. if they're together, then it's very likely that you're not compliant.
ironically, in one past life, i worked on software for doctors to use for clinical trials. before the medical data was even imported into our application, all patient info such as name, DOB, SSN, sex, age, etc., were masked so that they were not available to the doctors. we only had patient ID numbers and their data. one place you can start out to find out more about compliance and HIPAA requirements is here: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities you may also need to hire a consultancy or company that certifies compliance. it's probably worthwhile to pursue this before and during the development process. however, we're not lawyers here so we cannot give specific advice for your case. hope this helps! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: [email protected] developer relations :: google app engine On Jan 7, 11:49 am, G <[email protected]> wrote: > My _guess_ is that either could easily run into compliance concerns. > > Then again, wholesale countrytapping is now the norm, so there is > precedence... > > -- > G > > RalphWSiegler wrote: > > would the datastore of the GAE be HIPAA compliant as to privacy and > > security of information. > > > We (my client's IT department) have medical apps to port to cloud > > architecture but issue of use of public vs. private cloud (Google App > > engine vs. hosted vmware virtual appliance) hinges on this issue.
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