Inciteful Med is not currently HIPAA-certified, but let us explain why, and what we’re doing to protect your privacy.
HIPAA is a U.S. law that protects your personal health information when it’s shared among healthcare providers, insurers, and their partners. It sets strict standards for how data is stored and shared without you in the loop, but it only applies to certain organizations, called covered entities or business associates working on behalf of the healthcare providers.
Since Inciteful Med is a direct-to-patient tool, meaning you choose to share your health information with us, not a doctor or insurer without your consent, we’re not currently classified as a HIPAA-covered entity. Even though HIPAA does not currently apply to our platform, we take data privacy and security seriously. Inciteful Med follows industry-standard security best practices and policies designed to protect user data. This includes:
- Secure infrastructure and data handling
- Strict internal access controls and anonymization
- Policies prohibiting the sale or sharing of personal health information with anyone
We are patients too, trusting the tool with our own personal data. We understand the concern. As Inciteful Med expands and works more closely with healthcare organizations, we are actively working through the processes required for HIPAA-regulated environments, including the necessary training and documentation requirements.
If you’re concerned, we recommend not including personal identifiers (like your full name, birth date, or contact info) when adding your medical records. You can do this by copy and pasting only the specific medical context, or cropping your records to remove the header.
Most importantly: we do not sell or share your personal data with anyone, not with pharma companies, insurers, researchers, employers, or advertisers. The only third parties we work with are HIPAA-compliant enterprise technology providers that store and retrieve data so we can deliver accurate, evidence-based medical literature for you.
Our goal is to serve you, and earning your trust is core to everything we build.
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