Bluebee achieves HIPAA compliance

Boston MA, USA and Rijswijk, The Netherland: 14 December 2016 - Bluebee, a leading provider of high performance genomics solutions, announced today that the company has achieved compliance with all data security safeguards outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The HIPAA Security and Privacy rules are designed to protect Protected Health Information (PHI). Implementing these safeguards resulted in full protection of all sensitive customer data uploaded into the Bluebee Genomics Platform, as validated by an independent third party HIPAA security consulting firm. Bluebee places the highest importance on data security and information governance, as demonstrated by achieving ISO 27001:2013 certification in October of this year. These external validations provide independent confirmation of the strength of Bluebee's information security management system (ISMS) and security controls. More info on Bluebee's website.