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What are technical safeguards in HIPAA?

Technology and the policy for its use that protect ePHI and control access.

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Why: Technical safeguards are the technology, and the policies and procedures for using it, that protect ePHI and control access to it.

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Answer: Technology and policy for use that protects ePHI. Technical safeguards are the technology, and the policies and procedures for using it, that protect ePHI and control access to it.

  1. 45 CFR 164.304 Security definitions www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-164/subpart-C/section-164.304
    Technical safeguards means the technology and the policy and procedures for its use that protect electronic protected health information and control access to it.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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