HIPAA

HIPAA compliance is non-negotiable in healthcare

With over 2,000 successful HIPAA assessments, A-LIGN pairs deep regulatory expertise with flexible, tailored guidance, turning compliance into a competitive advantage for covered entities and business associates alike.

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HIPAA assessments completed

2K+

HITRUST assessments completed

1.4K+

client satisfaction rating

96%

global clients

6.4K

Why A-lign

Protect what matters most

HIPAA is a federal regulation, not a standardized certification methodology, making compliance highly interpretive and variable by organization size, risk level, and technology environment. Because assessments must be tailored to each client, organizations need an auditor that brings expertise, flexibility, and hands-on guidance to every engagement. A-LIGN combines a purpose-built audit management platform with deep regulatory knowledge to help covered entities and business associates achieve HIPAA compliance with confidence.

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Build trust across key stakeholders

HIPAA compliance signals to clients, partners, and regulators that sensitive health information is handled with care. Organizations that cannot demonstrate compliance risk losing standing in the healthcare market. As a top HITRUST assessor, A-LIGN’s expertise ensures an assessment you can trust.

Reduce risk of costly breaches, penalties, and reputational damage

HIPAA compliance helps organizations establish safeguards and common practices that minimize the likelihood of a data breach and its reputational and financial ramifications. HIPAA violations can result in penalties ranging from $100 to $50,000 per violation, with an annual cap of $1.9M per violation category. With a 96% client satisfaction rate, A-LIGN takes the time to understand your business and set clear expectations upfront and help you avoid violation.

Streamline your compliance efforts and save valuable time

A-LIGN’s proprietary audit management platform, A-SCEND, maps overlap across common frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, enabling your team to reuse evidence and eliminate duplicate effort.

OUR SERVICES

Demonstrate trust and secure data privacy practices with A-LIGN

HIPAA-compliant organizations can demonstrate trustworthy data privacy practices to build trust and credibility in the market. A-LIGN empowers organizations to operationalize HIPAA requirements in a sustainable, strategic way.

Readiness Assessment

The A-LIGN team identifies high-risk control gaps, provides recommendations for improving controls, and allows for remediation prior to the official HIPAA assessment.

HIPAA Validation

Clients can choose from a SOC 2 + HIPAA assessment or a security assessment report. A-LIGN validates the organization’s compliance against the HIPAA safeguards defined and issues a report outlining the level of compliance.

HITRUST Certification

Organizations can leverage a HITRUST certification to demonstrate HIPAA compliance. HITRUST CSF maps to HIPAA and provides a structured, certifiable path for organizations seeking a higher level of assurance.

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audits completed

36k+

customer satisfaction

96%

clients globally

6.4k+

auditors globally

400+

Platform Innovation

Modernized compliance makes rigor repeatable

A-SCEND combines human expertise and robust processes with powerful technology to help you achieve compliance, grow your business, and expand into new markets without sacrificing rigor.

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EFFICIENT AUDIT PLATFORM

Tech-enabled audit management

A-SCEND is an end-to-end audit management platform built from real-world audit practice. By eliminating repetitive tasks, delivering real-time visibility and control, and enforcing consistency and precision across every engagement, A-SCEND elevates audit quality without sacrificing rigor.

Purpose-built technology enforces consistency, strengthens audit quality, and drives efficiency, every cycle, every framework, every year.

RIGOROUS METHODOLOGY

Precision at every stage

Every A-SCEND engagement follows a disciplined methodology built to withstand scrutiny.

That rigor carries through every stage of our audit process, from precise scoping and a deep understanding of your business up front, with executive oversight and built-in quality checks, to expert review and fine-tuning for a polished, high-quality report.

That experience and discipline bring greater certainty and help prevent the leading causes of report rejection: incomplete scope and missing controls.

“It was just natural for us to tap A-LIGN as our auditor for HIPAA and continue our relationship with the firm. Since we completed our SOC 2 with A-LIGN and uploaded all of our evidence into A-SCEND, the platform showed me that we were already 89% of the way to achieving HIPAA compliance. This was helpful information as utilizing the already uploaded evidence saved us time and resources!”

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Chief Compliance Officer

Bruce Hoffman

Solera Health

“We needed to get HITRUST Certification in a short amount of time, and we needed a firm that would help us ramp up quickly. We were impressed with the responsiveness and competence of A-LIGN's team and contracted with the company for a multi-year engagement.”

Governance, Risk, & Compliance Manager

Heather Havens

Elixir Technologies

“We engaged A-LIGN to do a HIPAA readiness assessment. The team was good to work with and the A-LIGN portal for entering artifacts is user friendly.”

VP of technology operations

Healthcare company

“A-LIGN is truly interested in us and wanted us to succeed in our HITRUST Certification process. They did a demo with A-SCEND, and it was a great platform. It allowed us to link documents to controls and was super easy to get going. Our auditor team was fantastic as well! Very friendly, knowledgeable, and always ready to help. ”

Senior Network and Security Administrator

Dan Clark

MDaudit

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Support for your compliance journey

From guides to whitepapers, we've got the resources to move your compliance program forward.

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Who needs to comply with HIPAA?

HIPAA applies to organizations in the healthcare industry as well as their business associates—any third parties that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information (PHI) on behalf of a covered entity.

Is HIPAA a certification or a regulation?

HIPAA is a federal regulation, not a certification. There is no official HIPAA certification body; rather, compliance is demonstrated through adherence to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule. Organizations often pursue third-party assessments or leverage frameworks like HITRUST CSF to formally document and demonstrate their HIPAA compliance.

What is the difference between HIPAA and HITRUST?

HIPAA is a regulatory standard with no formal methodology or framework. HITRUST CSF is a certifiable framework that maps to HIPAA and can serve as a structured way to demonstrate HIPAA compliance. For many organizations, pursuing HITRUST certification is the most efficient path to documenting HIPAA compliance while also meeting broader security requirements.

What are the consequences of a HIPAA breach?

HIPAA violations can result in monetary penalties ranging from $100 to $50,000 per violation, with an annual cap of $1.9M per violation category. Criminal penalties may apply in cases of willful neglect or malicious intent. Beyond monetary ramifications, organizations can face reputational harm and loss of patient or partner trust.

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