Case Study: Total HIPAA achieves HIPAA-compliant PHI protection with Virtru

Total HIPAA reports zero to five complaints while protecting PHI with Virtru

Total HIPAA, a firm specializing in HIPAA and GLBA compliance guidance, faced the challenge of securely handling protected health information (PHI) for itself and its clients. The native TLS encryption in common email platforms was insufficient, as it lacked persistent controls to remediate errors like sending PHI to the wrong person. To address this, Total HIPAA implemented Virtru for Gmail to achieve true end-to-end encryption and governance.

By using Virtru, Total HIPAA gained the ability to apply persistent access controls, including the power to revoke access to mistakenly sent data. The solution provided detailed audit logs for forensic analysis, which is critical for proving compliance and mitigating breaches during an audit. Virtru's ease of use also eliminated a major barrier to adoption for both Total HIPAA and its clients, with the vendor receiving very few complaints since implementation.

Total HIPAA