# Handling Protected Health Information Under HIPAA: Best Practices for Developers

DevFeed: [Handling Protected Health Information Under HIPAA: Best Practices for Developers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/handling-protected-health-information-under-hipaa-best-practices-for-developers-5331.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/hipaa-best-practices-for-developers>)

Author: Andrew Tate

Published: 2025-06-13T15:36:17Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [log management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/log-management.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health.md>), [hipaa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hipaa.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains HIPAA and Protected Health Information (PHI) for developers building healthtech applications. It describes how identifiable health data is regulated, including data that becomes PHI when combined with health information, and highlights security measures such as encryption, role-based access controls, and continuous audit logging in a Neon Postgres database.

## Source excerpt

You're building a healthtech app. Maybe you've decided to take on the insane complexity of electronic health records, or maybe you're building an app for doctors to communicate with patients, or perhaps you're creating a platform for managing clinical trials. Whatever your specif...