Compliance

HIPAA-Safe AI Development

Your developers build healthcare software. Make sure patient data never reaches an AI model.

The Problem

Healthcare software developers handle Protected Health Information (PHI) — patient names, medical record numbers, diagnosis codes, insurance IDs. When debugging or developing with AI assistants, PHI can easily end up in AI prompts through test data, log files, or database query results. A single PHI disclosure to an AI provider can trigger HIPAA breach notification requirements.

The Solution

AxSentinel scans all AI interactions for PHI patterns before data leaves the developer's machine. It detects names, medical record numbers, SSNs (often used as patient IDs), dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and other HIPAA identifiers. All scanning is local — AxSentinel never sees PHI itself.

How to Get Compliant

1

Deploy in Block mode

For HIPAA environments, Block mode is required. No PHI should ever be forwarded to an AI provider, even in redacted form.

2

Configure all PII detection rules

Enable detection for all 14 PII categories. HIPAA's 18 identifiers overlap significantly with AxSentinel's detection categories.

3

Audit regularly

Review the compliance dashboard weekly. Any detection events indicate a developer attempted to share PHI — investigate and retrain.

Compliance Features

PHI detection

Detects names, SSNs, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, medical record numbers, and other HIPAA identifiers.

Local-only scanning

PHI never leaves the developer's machine. AxSentinel servers only see detection metadata.

Breach prevention

Blocking PHI before it reaches an AI provider prevents HIPAA breach notification triggers.

Audit trail

Detection logs provide evidence of technical safeguards for HIPAA Security Rule compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does AxSentinel sign a BAA?
Since AxSentinel never processes PHI (all scanning is local), a BAA is not typically required. We provide one upon request for organizations that need it.
Does this cover all 18 HIPAA identifiers?
AxSentinel covers the most common identifiers found in code: names, SSNs, dates, phone numbers, email addresses, and account numbers. Geographic and biometric identifiers are less common in code contexts.
Can I use AI tools at all under HIPAA?
Yes — as long as PHI is not shared with the AI provider. AxSentinel enables this by scanning and blocking PHI before it leaves your machine.
What about de-identified data?
HIPAA allows sharing of properly de-identified data. AxSentinel's redact mode strips identifiers, but for HIPAA we recommend Block mode to be safe.

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