HIPAA, HITECH, and HITRUST - It’s HI Time to Make Sense of it All

This blog post clarifies the similarities and differences between HIPAA, HITECH, and HITRUST, explaining that HIPAA/HITECH are laws/regulations governing ePHI while HITRUST is a private certification framework that may overlap with but is not equivalent to HIPAA compliance; it highlights mapping and implementation differences, risks of relying on HITRUST as a HIPAA proxy, and advises organizations to verify scope and implementation when assessing compliance.