Data Protection in Healthcare: Meeting Regulatory Standards and Overcoming Common Challenges

Vidya Rajasekhara Reddy Tetala

Abstract: The shift to digital platforms has absolutely aided the healthcare industry in healthcare delivery; however, it has attached a very huge risk concerning data protection. This work discusses in detail challenges in managing healthcare data within the context of regulatory compliance with standards laid down by HIPAA, GDPR, and other regional regulations. It explains the predicament of healthcare providers in protecting the data, how technologies such as data analytics,, artificial intelligence (AI), and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) can be utilized to enhance data security, and enumerates best practices that healthcare organizations can undertake in order to achieve regulatory requirements for cybersecurity.

Keywords: Healthcare Data, Data Protection, HIPAA, GDPR, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Data Breach Prevention, Compliance, Risk Management, Healthcare Regulations