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[1.0.0] - 2026-06-08

Initial DRAFT release of the Healthcare HIPAA Knowledge Pack.

Added

  • glossary.md - 40 HIPAA terms covering the full Security Rule and Privacy Rule builder vocabulary (ePHI, BAA, RBAC, audit controls, breach notification, de-identification, and more)
  • terminology.md - 25 acronym/jargon expansions (AES-256, BAA, ePHI, FHIR, HITECH, MFA, RBAC, SIEM, TLS, TOTP, etc.)
  • faq.md - 15 builder-oriented Q&A pairs covering encryption choices, TLS requirements, BAA obligations, audit logging, minimum-necessary, patient records requests, risk analysis, retention, breach notification, mobile apps, and the Privacy vs Security Rule distinction
  • best-practices.md - 12 actionable practices covering encryption at rest, TLS in transit, RBAC, audit logging, BAA management, unique user IDs + MFA, automatic logoff, breach detection, log sanitisation, risk analysis, PHI store segregation, and service-account least privilege
  • sources.md - 18 real authoritative sources (eCFR, HHS.gov, NIST, Federal Register, CISA, ONC) with direct URLs
  • changelog.md - this file

Status

DRAFT - status=generated, verified_by=null. Pack is invisible in the Knowledge Hub shop until a qualified reviewer promotes it via the admin endpoint. Content is educational and builder-focused only.