First: assuming this is in reference to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, then it's HIPAA, not HIPPA... tho I'd probably prefer a hypothetical 'HIPPA' acronym better myself :P
Second: this is a product-centric mailing list, so it's appropriate for questions and discussions surrounding the specialties and nuances of couchdb, and is not appropriate for questions regarding general compliance/governance practices for regulatory legislation affecting the health industry vertical in the U.S. So whether you intend to store the info in couchdb, flat files, floppy disks, or on handwritten notes... it'll be necessary to seek out the compliance advice and certification (if necessary) elsewhere. Searching 'HIPAA compliance' instead of 'HIPPA compliance' hopefully improves your results. -- *matt j. sorenson* On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 9:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with building applications using CouchDB > while having to follow HIPPA compliance? > > My question is, what information follows under these rules? For example, > if I"m storing: > > - Patients Name > - Patients Email > - Supplements 'Prescribed' > > Does this fall under HIPPA rules? > > or would additional information require HIPPA compliance, for example: > > - Social Security Number > - DOB > - Medical Conditions > > > There does not seem to be a set checklist of what information would make > an application fall under the rules or not. >
