Implement Data Integrity Verification

[suhasramanand]

Implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that ePHI has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.

Acceptance criteria

• Implement checksums or digital signatures for ePHI records
• Verify data integrity on read and write operations
• Alert on integrity verification failures

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Source: § 2.3.1

Covered entities SHOULD implement electronic mechanisms to corroborate that ePHI has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.