HIPAA Requirements for Digital Weight Loss Programs: A Compliance Checklist

HIPAA Compliance for Digital Weight Management

Running a digital weight-loss program means handling sensitive patient health information (PHI) online. Here's your complete checklist for staying HIPAA compliant.

Technical Safeguards

Encryption

• **Data at Rest**: All patient data is encrypted using AES-256 encryption
• **Data in Transit**: All communications use TLS 1.3 encryption

Access Controls

• **Row Level Security**: Database-level isolation ensures patients can only access their own data
• **Role-Based Access**: Providers see only their patients; admins have appropriate oversight

Session Management

• **Automatic Timeout**: Sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity
• **Secure Authentication**: Multi-factor authentication available

Audit Logging

Every access to patient records is logged with:

• Timestamp
• User ID
• Record accessed
• IP address
• User agent

These logs are retained for compliance review and incident investigation.

Business Associate Agreement

Kite provides a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to all healthcare provider customers. Contact us to request your BAA.

Your Responsibilities

While Kite provides the secure infrastructure, you're responsible for:

• Training staff on HIPAA requirements
• Implementing appropriate office policies
• Reporting any suspected breaches
• Maintaining accurate patient records

Questions?

Contact our compliance team for any HIPAA-related questions.