The Problem
Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), organizations must strictly control how personal and health information are collected, used, and disclosed. Our client, a hospital network, needed to build a secure cloud environment for health analytics that complied with PIPEDA and met internal information security (InfoSec) specifications.
The Solution
Dimensional Strategies Inc. (DSI) deployed a secure cloud environment comprising Azure analytic Cloud Services, leveraging Microsoft’s healthcare-specific reference architectures. This solution ensured compliance with PIPEDA requirements and the hospital network’s stringent internal security protocols. To further enhance security, a highly experienced third-party consultant conducted thorough Cloud Penetration Testing before commissioning the environment to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Once approved by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the environment became fully operational, enabling the hospital network to deliver critical data to medical researchers securely. These data support vital research efforts, providing insights to advance medical knowledge and improve patient outcomes.