IDG Contributor Network: Unpacking new HHS guidelines on healthcare data in the cloud

The cloud services market is growing exponentially, and research firm Gartner estimates the market for cloud services to be over $200 billion. The healthcare sector has been getting on board as well, for enterprise IT workloads as well as cloud-based technology solutions. It’s no surprise that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a set of guidelines for cloud service providers (CSP), clarifying their role as business associates (BA) in the context of HIPAA a