You've secured the EHR.
PHI went somewhere else.
Every healthcare organization we talk to has the same gap: strong controls on the EHR, unencrypted PHI everywhere it traveled after it left. PK Protect applies file-level encryption that persists wherever PHI goes, giving you the documented protection HIPAA actually requires.
See Your Coverage GapsHIPAA Technical Safeguards require documented evidence of protection across every system PHI touches, not just the EHR.
Compliance audits don't create PHI exposure. They reveal it.
PHI doesn't stay in the Electronic Health Record. Every export, integration, and developer handoff moves it somewhere the EHR's controls don't reach. When PHI moves to email, file shares, or contractor systems, the EHR's access controls don't move with it. The protection has to live on the file itself, not the location.
That's the gap PK Protect closes.
THREE PLACES PHI PROTECTION BREAKS DOWN
PHI leaves the EHR. Encryption stays on the file.
When PHI moves from the EHR to email, file shares, or contractor systems, the EHR's access controls don't move with it. PEM applies encryption at the file level before PHI leaves your environment. That encryption persists on the file wherever it travels: on your server, in cloud storage, or transferred to a contractor's system. The protection is part of the file, not the location.
Disk encryption protects hardware, not files.
Disk-level encryption protects hardware. It doesn't protect files that leave the hardware. PEM applies encryption at the file level, and that encryption persists wherever the file travels. A PHI spreadsheet emailed to a contractor is still encrypted. A patient record uploaded to personal cloud storage is still protected. PEM can be configured to use FIPS 140-2 validated algorithms across endpoints, servers, file shares, and SharePoint.
Live patient data doesn't belong in your test environment.
Developers need realistic data to build and test healthcare applications. Real patient records create HIPAA exposure in every non-production environment they touch. DSM masks production data so it looks and behaves like real PHI without being real PHI, using deterministic masking so that the same data element is masked consistently across repositories. Development velocity stays intact. The compliance exposure disappears.
See where PHI lives before your next audit does.
Book a technical discovery session. We'll map where PHI exists across your environment today and identify the gaps your current controls aren't covering.
- Map PHI across endpoints, cloud, and test environments
- Review your HIPAA Technical Safeguards evidence
- Identify masking opportunities for non-production data
HOW PK PROTECT CLOSES THE PHI GAP
Persistent File Encryption (PDE)
PDE wraps files in a persistent encrypted container. The encryption travels with the file to any endpoint: standard workstations, cloud storage, contractor environments, or legacy systems. The file carries its own lock.
Transparent Encryption (TDE)
TDE applies encryption at the operating system kernel level. For authorized users and applications, data is completely transparent. For anyone who exfiltrates the file without authorization, it is unreadable. TDE reaches medical devices, infusion pumps, imaging systems, and legacy clinical hardware that traditional agents can't.
Encryption SDK
The SDK lets developers build encryption directly into custom applications, so any gap PDE and TDE don't cover natively gets closed at the application layer.
Deterministic Data Masking
DSM masks production data so it looks and behaves like real PHI without being real PHI. Deterministic masking keeps the same data element consistent across repositories. Development velocity stays intact. The compliance exposure disappears.
Automatic Audit Evidence
HIPAA's Technical Safeguard requirements demand documented evidence of protection. PK Protect logs every encryption event and masking operation automatically. Your audit evidence is generated by the protection itself, not by a spreadsheet someone updated last quarter.
Coverage Beyond the EHR
Email attachments, spreadsheets, contractor systems, and every integration in between. PK Protect covers everywhere PHI travels after it leaves the record. Learn more about why PK Protect closes these gaps automatically.
HIPAA TECHNICAL SAFEGUARDS MAPPING
| HIPAA Safeguard | How PK Protect Supports |
|---|---|
| Access Control (§164.312(a)) | Only authorized users and applications can open encrypted PHI, even when files leave your environment. |
| Audit Controls (§164.312(b)) | Automated logs capture every encryption event and masking operation as it happens. |
| Integrity (§164.312(c)) | File-level encryption preserves PHI integrity wherever the data travels across systems or partners. |
| Transmission Security (§164.312(e)) | PHI stays encrypted in transit and at rest. Protection persists across email, cloud, and partner exchanges. |