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Google uses ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 and SOC 3 Type II audits. Its BAA covers many of the G Suite products, including Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive (Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides). For Google Meet, however, the BAA currently only covers the chat messaging feature and doesn’t cover the video chat feature.

In order to enable HIPAA compliance for Office 365 HIPAA, users must be on one of the following plans: Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E2, or Office 365 Enterprise E3.

Power BI is a Microsoft product. According to a blog on the platform’s website, Power BI was added to the Microsoft Trust Center in April 2016. The Microsoft Trust center is a single point of reference that documents compliance with various regulations. HIPAA and the HITECH Act are spotlighted in the Microsoft Trust Center. As a cloud service provider, Microsoft considers itself a business associate for HIPAA-covered entities: “To support our customers’ compliance with HIPAA when utilizing Microsoft enterprise products and services, Microsoft will enter into Business Associate Agreements with its covered entity and business associate customers.”In the Trust Center, Power BI is listed as an in-scope cloud platform either as a standalone service or included in an Office 365 or Dynamics 365 branded plan or suite.

Microsoft has stated that it enables HIPAA compliance by offering customers that are covered entities and business associates a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). This agreement covers in-scope Microsoft services, which include Power Automate. This applies whether the Power Automate cloud service is being used as a standalone service or as part of an Office 365 or Dynamics 365 branded plan or suite.

While WPS Office offers a variety of security features, including encryption, to protect customers’ data, the company hasn’t said that it has sufficient protection to meet HIPAA guidelines. Covered entities that want to use this free software for word processing, spreadsheets, or presentations shouldn’t put protected health information (PHI) in the files.If you need services that enable HIPAA compliance, choose an office suite that specializes in HIPAA solutions.