Managed PHIPA Compliance & Cybersecurity for Ontario Healthcare
Protect personal health information, strengthen cybersecurity controls and simplify ongoing compliance with TEKYHOST's managed Healthcare Compliance as a Service.
We help clinics, healthcare providers and organizations assess risk, improve technical safeguards, organize compliance evidence and continuously monitor the systems protecting sensitive health information.
TEKYHOST provides cybersecurity and compliance-readiness services. We do not provide legal advice or represent that technology alone establishes compliance with PHIPA or other privacy legislation.
Healthcare Organizations Need to Protect PHI Every Day
Healthcare organizations manage some of the most sensitive information available to cybercriminals. Personal health information may exist across Microsoft 365, clinical applications, cloud infrastructure, employee computers, email, backups and third-party services.
TEKYHOST combines ongoing compliance management with managed cybersecurity so identified weaknesses can be addressed rather than simply documented in an assessment report.
Supporting Ontario Healthcare Organizations With PHIPA
Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) establishes requirements around the collection, use, disclosure and safeguarding of personal health information.
Technology is only one part of compliance. Healthcare organizations also need appropriate policies, responsibilities, access controls, training, risk management and processes for identifying and responding to privacy and security incidents.
TEKYHOST can help assess and manage:
- Access to personal health information
- Identity and authentication controls
- Microsoft 365 security
- Endpoint security and ransomware protection
- Email and phishing protection
- Data protection and backup controls
- Security logging and monitoring
- Incident and breach response readiness
- Security policies and documentation
- Third-party and cloud security risks
Using a third-party IT provider does not eliminate your responsibility to protect health information.
TEKYHOST helps healthcare organizations understand and manage security controls across both internally managed systems and third-party technology services.
Healthcare Compliance Services for Organizations of All Sizes
Medical Clinics
Primary care, specialty practices and multi-location clinics.
Dental Practices
Protect patient records, cloud services and Microsoft 365 environments.
Healthcare Nonprofits
Organizations working with health, disability and community services.
Healthcare Service Providers
Technology, administrative and other organizations supporting healthcare.
A Healthcare Compliance Program Built Around Real Security Controls
We evaluate the technical and operational controls that help protect healthcare information and support compliance readiness.
Identity & Access
- Multi-factor authentication
- Administrative accounts
- User access reviews
- Conditional Access
- Privileged access
- User onboarding and termination
Microsoft 365 Security
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Exchange Online security
- SharePoint and OneDrive access
- Email security
- External sharing
- Security configuration review
Endpoint Protection
- EDR protection
- Patch management
- Device security posture
- Disk encryption
- Local administrator controls
- Threat detection
Email & Phishing
- Phishing protection
- DMARC, DKIM and SPF
- Impersonation protection
- Security awareness training
- Phishing simulations
- Suspicious login monitoring
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS and Azure security
- Firewall controls
- Zero Trust access
- Remote access security
- Cloud configuration
- Logging and monitoring
Backup & Recovery
- Microsoft 365 backup
- Server and cloud backup
- Recovery testing
- Ransomware resilience
- Retention controls
- Business continuity readiness
Compliance Requires More Than Cybersecurity Software
Security technology can protect systems, but healthcare organizations also need documented responsibilities and repeatable processes.
TEKYHOST helps organize the operational side of the compliance program alongside the technical security controls we manage.
- Information security policies
- Acceptable use policies
- Access-control procedures
- Incident response plans
- Privacy and breach-response procedures
- Vendor and third-party risk tracking
- Business continuity planning
- Risk registers
- Security awareness requirements
- Evidence and remediation tracking
Move Beyond the Once-a-Year Compliance Assessment
Users change. Applications change. Microsoft 365 settings change. New devices are added and new threats appear.
TEKYHOST's managed approach helps organizations continuously track controls, evidence, risks and remediation rather than waiting until an audit, insurance renewal or security incident.
Automated Evidence
Where supported, compliance evidence can be collected directly from platforms such as Microsoft 365 and cloud infrastructure.
Continuous Security Monitoring
Monitor identities, endpoints, email and other security systems for changes that may increase risk.
Remediation Tracking
Identify gaps, assign actions and track progress until weaknesses are addressed.
Align Security With Recognized Standards
Depending on your organization, services can be organized around applicable privacy requirements and recognized cybersecurity frameworks.
The privacy and regulatory requirements applicable to an organization depend on its activities, jurisdiction and role. TEKYHOST provides cybersecurity and compliance-readiness services and does not provide legal advice.
Healthcare AI Creates New Data Protection Risks
Employees increasingly use Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and other AI applications to work with business information. Without appropriate controls, sensitive healthcare information may be exposed to unauthorized AI services.
TEKYHOST can help healthcare organizations establish practical AI security and governance controls while enabling approved AI technologies.
- Shadow AI discovery
- Approved AI application policies
- Microsoft Copilot security readiness
- Data access reviews
- AI usage policies
- Sensitive data protection
- User awareness and governance
From Compliance Assessment to Continuous Management
Assess
Review your environment, privacy requirements, existing safeguards and compliance objectives.
Identify Gaps
Build a prioritized view of security, policy and operational weaknesses.
Remediate
TEKYHOST helps implement and improve the underlying technical controls.
Document
Organize policies, evidence, risk records and required compliance documentation.
Monitor
Continuously monitor security posture, outstanding risks and compliance progress.
Review
Regularly review changes, new risks and opportunities to improve the compliance program.
One Partner for Healthcare Security and Compliance
A compliance report is useful only if identified weaknesses are actually addressed.
TEKYHOST combines managed IT, Microsoft 365, cloud, cybersecurity and compliance management so healthcare organizations don't need separate providers to identify, explain and remediate technical security gaps.
- 30+ years of IT and security experience
- Toronto and Ontario-based support
- Healthcare cybersecurity experience
- Microsoft 365 and Entra expertise
- AWS and cloud security expertise
- Managed endpoint and email security
- Zero Trust and secure remote access
- AI security and governance
- Compliance assessment and continuous monitoring
- Hands-on technical remediation
How Well Is Your Organization Protecting Patient Information?
TEKYHOST can review your current cybersecurity environment, Microsoft 365 configuration, access controls, policies and compliance objectives and provide a practical roadmap for improving security and PHIPA readiness.