Trustevo / AI compliance

What does AI compliance look like for healthcare?

Short answer

For healthcare, safe AI use means treating every AI tool as a potential PHI exposure: only use vendors that sign a BAA, never paste patient data into consumer AI accounts, apply HIPAA safeguards, and document it — all while the EU AI Act and state privacy laws add further obligations. The fastest win is a guardrail that stops PHI reaching AI tools in the first place.

Who it applies to

Hospitals, clinics, payers, digital-health companies, and their vendors handling PHI and patient data.

What it requires

  • BAAs with any AI vendor touching PHI (HIPAA).
  • No PHI in unsanctioned/consumer AI accounts.
  • HIPAA Security Rule safeguards and audit trails.
  • EU AI Act + state-law obligations where applicable.

How to comply

  1. Assess your AI data exposure across clinical and ops teams.
  2. Block PHI from non-BAA AI tools; mask it on-device.
  3. Move to BAA-covered AI services for clinical workflows.
  4. Document safeguards into an auditor-ready evidence pack.

See exactly where you stand

Run a free 2-minute AI Exposure assessment — your risk scored and mapped to the EU AI Act, GDPR, and HIPAA, with a remediation plan and a starter policy.

This guide is general information, not legal advice. Confirm specifics with your counsel or compliance team.

We use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use this site. No data is shared with AI providers and you can decline at any time.