Architecture Governance for Healthcare
Protect patient data and clinical systems with verified architectural controls
The Healthcare Challenge
Healthcare software handles protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA regulations that carry civil and criminal penalties for violations. Architectural failures in healthcare systems are not just technical incidents — they are potential patient safety events. A misconfigured data flow, an undocumented service dependency, or a SPOF in a clinical decision support system can compromise patient care and trigger federal investigations.
Compliance & Regulatory
Key Capabilities
PHI Data Flow Mapping
Trace the architectural paths through which protected health information flows across services, databases, and external integrations. Identify structural boundaries where PHI isolation controls must be enforced.
HIPAA Architectural Evidence
Map architectural findings to HIPAA Security Rule requirements — access controls, audit logging, data integrity, and transmission security — with evidence extracted from actual code structure.
Clinical System SPOF Detection
Identify single points of failure in clinical-critical code paths — EHR integrations, prescription processing, lab result delivery — where architectural failure could affect patient care.
Interoperability Risk Analysis
Analyze coupling between your systems and external healthcare standards (HL7 FHIR, DICOM, X12) to quantify the structural risk of interoperability dependencies.
Why Healthcare Teams Choose Axiom Refract
- HIPAA violations carry penalties up to $1.9 million per violation category per year — architectural negligence is a measurable financial risk
- Clinical systems where architectural failure affects patient care face scrutiny from both regulators and malpractice attorneys
- Healthcare M&A and health system consolidation require verified technical due diligence of acquired software systems