A customer asked us this week about whether they were able to use Zapier in a HIPAA compliant manner. We know the HIPAA industry is vast so we can empathize with just how many people need to use cloud services in this sector.
In previous posts, we’ve covered the following cloud solutions and their capabilities for HIPAA compliance:
Today, we will determine if Zapier offers HIPAA compliant service or not. SEE ALSO: HIPAA Breaches and Cloud Providers
Zapier is a cloud-based automation tool that connects popular apps together to automate repetitive tasks. Zapier's primary value proposition is that it can be quickly setup without coding or relying on developers to build the integration. SEE ALSO: Can I use Earthlink webmail and be HIPAA compliant?
HIPAA Compliance Zapier can not claim HIPAA compliance.
The Business Associate Agreement is a key component to HIPAA compliance between a covered entity and a business associate. We quickly discovered that Zapier is not in the business of providing HIPAA compliant service.
Zapier is not HIPAA compliant.