Practices are routinely quoted five figures for 'HIPAA compliance solutions' that amount to configuring features their Microsoft 365 subscription already includes. Access controls, encryption at rest and in transit, audit logging, and data loss prevention are all native capabilities — they just have to be turned on and documented.
The HIPAA Security Rule cares about safeguards and evidence, not brand names. A correctly configured Microsoft 365 tenant with enforced MFA, managed devices, and retained audit logs covers a remarkable share of the technical safeguards — using licenses you already pay for.
The move this weekInventory which safeguards your tenant already implements versus what your risk assessment assumes. The gap list becomes your remediation plan — and the configuration evidence becomes the documentation an auditor asks for first.
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