audit trails

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Audit trails are records that show what actions were taken and by whom, like a trail of breadcrumbs. For example, in healthcare, audit trails track who accessed a patient's medical information and what they did with it.

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Edge Computing in Healthcare: A HIPAA Compliance Framework

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Addressing HIPAA Compliance for Cloud Computing in Healthcare

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