What is HIPAA?

HIPAA is the US rule that sets privacy and security requirements for health information, and it matters the moment your workload touches patient data. Providers show support for it through formal certifications rather than a product toggle, so the badge sits alongside audit reports and security standards. AceCloud lists HIPAA within ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 20000:2018 and ISO/IEC 27017:2015, scoped to its US regions, and Atlantic.Net lists it in HIPAA, HITECH and SOC 1 (SSAE 18) next to SOC 2 Type II and HITECH. A listing does not make a workload compliant by itself, so pair it with your own controls and a signed agreement.