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EURUS CASE STUDY
HIPAA Compliance Consultancy for a Fintech Company
Client Overview
- Company: Fintech
- Industry: Healthcare Technology
- Previous Platform Heroku
- Engagement Type: Compliance & Architecture Consultancy
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Challenge
Company needed to meet HIPAA compliance requirements in order to scale its healthcare platform and securely handle PHI (Protected Health Information).
Their existing Heroku environment lacked the security controls, data isolation, and operational safeguards required for HIPAA workloads.
Before starting any migration or AWS provisioning, the company needed a clear compliance-driven architecture plan, detailed guidance, and official references, ensuring they could move forward with confidence in the next phase.
Objectives
- Provide consultancy
- Clarify HIPAA requirements affecting both application and infrastructure
- Design a compliant, scalable AWS architecture for future deployment
- Provide official AWS documentation, service eligibility lists, and implementation guidance
- Empower company’s team to proceed into next phase with a validated roadmap
Our Approach
1. HIPAA Compliance Assessment
We analyzed company’s current application, data flows, and PHI handling to determine compliance gaps in their Heroku environment.
This included evaluating:
- Where PHI is stored, processed, or transmitted
- Security gaps across application layers
- Missing platform-level controls required by HIPAA
2. AWS HIPAA Architecture Consultancy
We delivered a complete consultancy design for an AWS environment capable of meeting HIPAA requirements. This included:
- VPC and network isolation strategy
- IAM policies and least-privilege access planning
- Data encryption architecture
- HIPAA-eligible AWS services to use (and avoid)
- Logging, monitoring, auditing, and incident response structure
- Backup and disaster recovery recommendations
3. Application-Level Compliance Guidance
We provided security and compliance practices including:
- PHI data flow hardening
- Secure encryption patterns
- Logging standards that avoid sensitive data
- API security recommendations
- Secrets management best practices
4. Documentation & Official References
Staunch received a comprehensive package of documents:
- HIPAA-focused architecture diagrams
- Setup and configuration guides (for future implementation)
- Checklists for administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
- Official AWS HIPAA guidance and documentation links
Results
- Staunch gained a clear, validated plan for building a HIPAA-compliant environment on AWS
- Risks associated with migrating from Heroku were identified and addressed before implementation
- Their team acquired the knowledge and documentation needed to move into next phase
- The consultancy prevented costly missteps during future provisioning