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When Amazon Broke the Internet: What the AWS Outage Reveals About Compliance Resilience and Vendor Dependence

Published on 10/21/2025 by The HIPAA Pro

When Amazon Web Services went dark in October 2025, millions of digital systems — including those used for healthcare privacy, compliance monitoring, and patient communication — failed in cascading fashion. This long-form analysis examines what the outage exposed about single-vendor dependence, architectural blind spots in compliance programs, and the urgent need to integrate resilience into governance design. Drawing from global regulatory frameworks and real-world responses, it offers a practical roadmap for compliance leaders who must ensure that accountability continues even when the cloud does not.

AI in Healthcare Compliance: A Survival Guide for 2025 and Beyond

Published on 9/1/2025 by The HIPAA Pro

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, bringing new opportunities for efficiency, accuracy, and innovation — but also introducing complex compliance challenges. This guide explores the key risks, regulatory expectations, and leadership responsibilities involved in adopting AI responsibly. While many frameworks, such as HIPAA updates in the U.S. or the EU AI Act abroad, differ in scope and authority, together they provide valuable direction for developing defensible best practices. This article offers an in-depth examination of those considerations, positioning compliance not as a barrier to innovation but as the foundation of trust in the AI era.