Enhancing EHR Security: Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data

### Executive Summary This guidance presents core security practices for web-based electronic health record (EHR) systems, highlighting robust access controls (RBAC, MFA, audit trails), encryption in transit and at rest with proper key management, adherence to regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA), infrastructure hardening (patch management, network segmentation, cloud controls, backups), and proactive monitoring and incident response (SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence) to protect patient data, maintain system availability, and build patient trust.