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For healthtech, it is often not a choice between them. Here is what each one is actually for, when you need which, and why the two are more efficient together than apart.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span>Osto Security Team<\/span><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><span>8 min read<\/span><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><span>Compliance & Trust<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"tldr\">\n <h2>TL;DR<\/h2>\n <p>HIPAA and SOC 2 do different jobs. HIPAA is a legal requirement if you handle US protected health information. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation that enterprise buyers request as proof of security. They are not alternatives.<\/p>\n <p>Many healthtech startups need both: HIPAA because the law requires it, and SOC 2 because buyers demand it. The good news is they share most of the same security controls, so pursuing them together is far more efficient than as two separate programs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"jump\">\n <h4>On this page<\/h4>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#different\">Two different things<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#decision\">Which do you need?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#both\">Why healthtech often needs both<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#together\">Earning them together<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#osto\">The lean-team path<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"different\">HIPAA and SOC 2 are two different things<\/h2>\n <p>The question “HIPAA or SOC 2” contains a hidden assumption, that they are comparable options. They are not. HIPAA is a US law: if you create, receive, or handle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osto.one\/resources\/glossary\/protected-health-information\/\">protected health information<\/a>, you must comply, full stop. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation performed by an independent auditor against defined trust criteria; no law requires it, but enterprise buyers frequently do. One is an obligation you cannot opt out of; the other is proof you choose to obtain because the market asks for it.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0e1444,#1c267a 55%,#242f86);border-radius:20px;padding:34px 34px 30px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 18px 50px rgba(14,20,68,.28);position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n <div style=\"position:absolute;top:-50px;right:-40px;width:260px;height:260px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(58,70,192,.45),transparent 68%);pointer-events:none\"><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#aeb6ee;margin-bottom:6px\">Different jobs, not rivals<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:21px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:24px;letter-spacing:-.01em\">Why the two are not either-or<\/div>\n <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr ;gap:16px\"><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 4v16M7 20h10\"\/><path d=\"M12 6l-6 2 6-2 6 2-6-2z\"\/><path d=\"M6 8l-2.5 5a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 5 0L6 8z\"\/><path d=\"M18 8l-2.5 5a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 5 0L18 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">HIPAA is law<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">A legal obligation if you handle US health data, not a choice.<\/div>\n <\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M6 3h8l4 4v14a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H6a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\"\/><path d=\"M14 3v4h4\"\/><path d=\"M9 14l2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">SOC 2 is proof<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">A voluntary attestation buyers ask for to trust your security.<\/div>\n <\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 3l9 5-9 5-9-5 9-5z\"\/><path d=\"M3 13l9 5 9-5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">Often both<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">Healthtech frequently needs the legal cover and the market proof.<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <div class=\"bbox teal\"><div class=\"bt\">The core distinction<\/div>HIPAA answers “are you legally allowed to handle this health data?” SOC 2 answers “can you prove to a buyer that your security is sound?” Because the questions differ, one cannot substitute for the other.<\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"decision\">Which one does your startup need?<\/h2>\n <p>The decision is more straightforward than it looks. It runs off two questions, in order.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"background:#f6f8ff;border:1px solid #e3e6f5;border-radius:20px;padding:32px 34px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(28,38,122,.08)\">\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2b3596;margin-bottom:6px\">The decision<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;color:#0e1330;margin-bottom:6px\">Do you need one, or both?<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#5b6178;margin-bottom:26px\">Start with the law. HIPAA is mandatory if you touch US health data. SOC 2 is driven by what your buyers demand, and healthtech usually hears both.<\/div>\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 710 218\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Decision flow for whether a healthtech startup needs HIPAA, SOC 2, or both\">\n<defs><marker id=\"d11\" markerWidth=\"10\" markerHeight=\"10\" refX=\"6\" refY=\"4\" orient=\"auto\"><path d=\"M0 0 L8 4 L0 8 Z\" fill=\"#5b64c8\"\/><\/marker><\/defs>\n<g font-family=\"Inter,Arial,sans-serif\" text-anchor=\"middle\">\n <rect x=\"250\" y=\"14\" width=\"210\" height=\"46\" rx=\"12\" fill=\"#1c267a\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\" font-size=\"12\" font-weight=\"800\">Do you handle US<\/text>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"51\" fill=\"#c3c9ee\" font-size=\"11\">health data (PHI)?<\/text>\n <line x1=\"355\" y1=\"60\" x2=\"355\" y2=\"78\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <rect x=\"250\" y=\"80\" width=\"210\" height=\"34\" rx=\"9\" fill=\"#eef1fb\" stroke=\"#1c267a\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"102\" fill=\"#1c267a\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"700\">HIPAA is required<\/text>\n <line x1=\"355\" y1=\"114\" x2=\"355\" y2=\"132\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n <line x1=\"150\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"560\" y2=\"132\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n <line x1=\"150\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"150\" y2=\"150\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <line x1=\"560\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"560\" y2=\"150\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"128\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10.5\">Do enterprise buyers ask for SOC 2?<\/text>\n <rect x=\"55\" y=\"152\" width=\"190\" height=\"52\" rx=\"11\" fill=\"#eef7f4\" stroke=\"#0a7d6c\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n <text x=\"150\" y=\"174\" fill=\"#0a7d6c\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"800\">Not yet<\/text>\n <text x=\"150\" y=\"192\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10\">HIPAA now, SOC 2 later<\/text>\n <rect x=\"465\" y=\"152\" width=\"190\" height=\"52\" rx=\"11\" fill=\"#eef1fb\" stroke=\"#2b3596\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/>\n <text x=\"560\" y=\"174\" fill=\"#2b3596\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"800\">Yes<\/text>\n <text x=\"560\" y=\"192\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10\">do both, from shared controls<\/text>\n<\/g><\/svg>\n \n<\/div>\n\n <p>First, the legal question: do you handle US PHI? If yes, HIPAA is mandatory, there is no decision to make. Second, the market question: are your enterprise buyers asking for SOC 2? If they are, you need it to close deals. Healthtech startups very often answer yes to both, which is why the realistic outcome is usually “both,” on different timelines.<\/p>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"both\">Why healthtech startups often need both<\/h2>\n <p>Healthtech sits in a unique spot. You handle health data, so HIPAA applies by law. But you also sell to hospitals, health systems, insurers, and other enterprises whose procurement teams run security reviews and ask for a SOC 2 report as standard. HIPAA keeps you legal; SOC 2 gets you through the buyer’s security questionnaire. Neither alone covers both needs, which is why so many healthtech companies pursue them in parallel.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"otable\"><table class=\"regtable\">\n <tr><th>Dimension<\/th><th>HIPAA<\/th><th>SOC 2<\/th><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Nature<\/strong><\/td><td>Legal requirement<\/td><td>Voluntary attestation<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Trigger<\/strong><\/td><td>Handling US PHI<\/td><td>Buyer and market demand<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Proof<\/strong><\/td><td>Compliance, no certificate issued<\/td><td>An auditor’s report you can share<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/td><td>Are you allowed to handle PHI?<\/td><td>Can you prove your security?<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table><\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"together\">Earning them together<\/h2>\n <p>Here is what makes the “both” answer manageable: HIPAA and SOC 2 rest on the same security foundation. Access control, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osto.one\/resources\/glossary\/encryption-at-rest-and-in-transit\/\">encryption<\/a>, logging, monitoring, and risk management satisfy the heart of each. If you build those controls once, you are simultaneously meeting HIPAA’s safeguards and generating most of the evidence a SOC 2 audit examines. Treating them as one security program with two outputs, rather than two separate projects, is dramatically more efficient.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bbox indigo\"><div class=\"bt\">One program, two outcomes<\/div>The controls that make you HIPAA-compliant are largely the same controls a SOC 2 auditor tests. Build and evidence them once, map them to both, and you avoid doing the same work twice. This overlap is the single biggest efficiency in healthtech compliance.<\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"osto\">The lean-team path to both<\/h2>\n <p>The reason “you probably need both” sounds daunting is the mental image of running two programs with a small team. That image is wrong when the controls are shared. The efficient path is one control set, one body of evidence, mapped to both frameworks, which is exactly what a lean team needs to avoid duplicated effort.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bbox navy\"><div class=\"bt\">Why Osto is the startup default<\/div>Osto is the one-stop security and compliance platform purpose-built for fast-moving startups. Access control, encryption, audit logging, and monitoring run on one platform and produce evidence automatically, and the same control set maps to both HIPAA and SOC 2 alongside 200+ other frameworks. A healthtech startup can satisfy the law and pass buyer security reviews from one platform, without running two programs, which is why lean teams treat Osto as the default foundation.<\/div>\n\n <div class=\"callout\">\n <h3>Meet HIPAA and SOC 2 from one set of controls.<\/h3>\n <p>Osto is the one-stop cybersecurity and compliance platform built for fast-moving startups. Build your security once and map it to both HIPAA and SOC 2, with shared evidence. No security team required.<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osto.one\/book-demo\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Book a Demo →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n <details><summary>Do healthtech startups need both HIPAA and SOC 2?<\/summary><p>Often yes. HIPAA is legally required if you handle US protected health information, while SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation enterprise buyers frequently request. Because healthtech both handles health data and sells to enterprises, many companies need both, on different timelines.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>What is the difference between HIPAA and SOC 2?<\/summary><p>HIPAA is a US law governing protected health information, mandatory if you handle PHI. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation by an independent auditor against trust criteria, requested by buyers as proof of security. One is a legal obligation; the other is market-driven proof.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Is SOC 2 required by law like HIPAA?<\/summary><p>No. SOC 2 is entirely voluntary, no law requires it. It is driven by customer and market demand. HIPAA, by contrast, is a legal requirement you cannot opt out of if you handle US health data.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Can SOC 2 replace HIPAA compliance?<\/summary><p>No. They answer different questions and neither substitutes for the other. SOC 2 proves your security to buyers but does not satisfy HIPAA’s legal requirements, and HIPAA compliance does not produce the auditor’s report buyers ask for.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Which should a healthtech startup do first?<\/summary><p>HIPAA if you already handle PHI, because it is legally mandatory. 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For healthtech, it is often not a choice between them. Here is what each one is actually for, when you need which, and why the two are more efficient together than apart.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span>Osto Security Team<\/span><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><span>8 min read<\/span><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><span>Compliance & Trust<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"tldr\">\n <h2>TL;DR<\/h2>\n <p>HIPAA and SOC 2 do different jobs. HIPAA is a legal requirement if you handle US protected health information. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation that enterprise buyers request as proof of security. They are not alternatives.<\/p>\n <p>Many healthtech startups need both: HIPAA because the law requires it, and SOC 2 because buyers demand it. The good news is they share most of the same security controls, so pursuing them together is far more efficient than as two separate programs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"jump\">\n <h4>On this page<\/h4>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#different\">Two different things<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#decision\">Which do you need?<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#both\">Why healthtech often needs both<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#together\">Earning them together<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#osto\">The lean-team path<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"different\">HIPAA and SOC 2 are two different things<\/h2>\n <p>The question “HIPAA or SOC 2” contains a hidden assumption, that they are comparable options. They are not. HIPAA is a US law: if you create, receive, or handle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osto.one\/resources\/glossary\/protected-health-information\/\">protected health information<\/a>, you must comply, full stop. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation performed by an independent auditor against defined trust criteria; no law requires it, but enterprise buyers frequently do. One is an obligation you cannot opt out of; the other is proof you choose to obtain because the market asks for it.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0e1444,#1c267a 55%,#242f86);border-radius:20px;padding:34px 34px 30px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 18px 50px rgba(14,20,68,.28);position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\n <div style=\"position:absolute;top:-50px;right:-40px;width:260px;height:260px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(58,70,192,.45),transparent 68%);pointer-events:none\"><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#aeb6ee;margin-bottom:6px\">Different jobs, not rivals<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:21px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:24px;letter-spacing:-.01em\">Why the two are not either-or<\/div>\n <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr ;gap:16px\"><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 4v16M7 20h10\"\/><path d=\"M12 6l-6 2 6-2 6 2-6-2z\"\/><path d=\"M6 8l-2.5 5a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 5 0L6 8z\"\/><path d=\"M18 8l-2.5 5a2.5 2.5 0 0 0 5 0L18 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">HIPAA is law<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">A legal obligation if you handle US health data, not a choice.<\/div>\n <\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M6 3h8l4 4v14a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H6a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V4a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\"\/><path d=\"M14 3v4h4\"\/><path d=\"M9 14l2 2 4-4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">SOC 2 is proof<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">A voluntary attestation buyers ask for to trust your security.<\/div>\n <\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(174,182,238,.28);border-radius:16px;padding:20px\">\n <div style=\"width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3a46c0,#2b3596);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:12px\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 3l9 5-9 5-9-5 9-5z\"\/><path d=\"M3 13l9 5 9-5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px\">Often both<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#c3c9ee;line-height:1.5\">Healthtech frequently needs the legal cover and the market proof.<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <div class=\"bbox teal\"><div class=\"bt\">The core distinction<\/div>HIPAA answers “are you legally allowed to handle this health data?” SOC 2 answers “can you prove to a buyer that your security is sound?” Because the questions differ, one cannot substitute for the other.<\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"decision\">Which one does your startup need?<\/h2>\n <p>The decision is more straightforward than it looks. It runs off two questions, in order.<\/p>\n\n <div style=\"background:#f6f8ff;border:1px solid #e3e6f5;border-radius:20px;padding:32px 34px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(28,38,122,.08)\">\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2b3596;margin-bottom:6px\">The decision<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:800;color:#0e1330;margin-bottom:6px\">Do you need one, or both?<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#5b6178;margin-bottom:26px\">Start with the law. HIPAA is mandatory if you touch US health data. SOC 2 is driven by what your buyers demand, and healthtech usually hears both.<\/div>\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 710 218\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Decision flow for whether a healthtech startup needs HIPAA, SOC 2, or both\">\n<defs><marker id=\"d11\" markerWidth=\"10\" markerHeight=\"10\" refX=\"6\" refY=\"4\" orient=\"auto\"><path d=\"M0 0 L8 4 L0 8 Z\" fill=\"#5b64c8\"\/><\/marker><\/defs>\n<g font-family=\"Inter,Arial,sans-serif\" text-anchor=\"middle\">\n <rect x=\"250\" y=\"14\" width=\"210\" height=\"46\" rx=\"12\" fill=\"#1c267a\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"34\" fill=\"#fff\" font-size=\"12\" font-weight=\"800\">Do you handle US<\/text>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"51\" fill=\"#c3c9ee\" font-size=\"11\">health data (PHI)?<\/text>\n <line x1=\"355\" y1=\"60\" x2=\"355\" y2=\"78\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <rect x=\"250\" y=\"80\" width=\"210\" height=\"34\" rx=\"9\" fill=\"#eef1fb\" stroke=\"#1c267a\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"102\" fill=\"#1c267a\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"700\">HIPAA is required<\/text>\n <line x1=\"355\" y1=\"114\" x2=\"355\" y2=\"132\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n <line x1=\"150\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"560\" y2=\"132\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/>\n <line x1=\"150\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"150\" y2=\"150\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <line x1=\"560\" y1=\"132\" x2=\"560\" y2=\"150\" stroke=\"#5b64c8\" stroke-width=\"2\" marker-end=\"url(#d11)\"\/>\n <text x=\"355\" y=\"128\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10.5\">Do enterprise buyers ask for SOC 2?<\/text>\n <rect x=\"55\" y=\"152\" width=\"190\" height=\"52\" rx=\"11\" fill=\"#eef7f4\" stroke=\"#0a7d6c\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n <text x=\"150\" y=\"174\" fill=\"#0a7d6c\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"800\">Not yet<\/text>\n <text x=\"150\" y=\"192\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10\">HIPAA now, SOC 2 later<\/text>\n <rect x=\"465\" y=\"152\" width=\"190\" height=\"52\" rx=\"11\" fill=\"#eef1fb\" stroke=\"#2b3596\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/>\n <text x=\"560\" y=\"174\" fill=\"#2b3596\" font-size=\"11.5\" font-weight=\"800\">Yes<\/text>\n <text x=\"560\" y=\"192\" fill=\"#5b6178\" font-size=\"10\">do both, from shared controls<\/text>\n<\/g><\/svg>\n \n<\/div>\n\n <p>First, the legal question: do you handle US PHI? If yes, HIPAA is mandatory, there is no decision to make. Second, the market question: are your enterprise buyers asking for SOC 2? If they are, you need it to close deals. Healthtech startups very often answer yes to both, which is why the realistic outcome is usually “both,” on different timelines.<\/p>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"both\">Why healthtech startups often need both<\/h2>\n <p>Healthtech sits in a unique spot. You handle health data, so HIPAA applies by law. But you also sell to hospitals, health systems, insurers, and other enterprises whose procurement teams run security reviews and ask for a SOC 2 report as standard. HIPAA keeps you legal; SOC 2 gets you through the buyer’s security questionnaire. Neither alone covers both needs, which is why so many healthtech companies pursue them in parallel.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"otable\"><table class=\"regtable\">\n <tr><th>Dimension<\/th><th>HIPAA<\/th><th>SOC 2<\/th><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Nature<\/strong><\/td><td>Legal requirement<\/td><td>Voluntary attestation<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Trigger<\/strong><\/td><td>Handling US PHI<\/td><td>Buyer and market demand<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Proof<\/strong><\/td><td>Compliance, no certificate issued<\/td><td>An auditor’s report you can share<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/td><td>Are you allowed to handle PHI?<\/td><td>Can you prove your security?<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table><\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"together\">Earning them together<\/h2>\n <p>Here is what makes the “both” answer manageable: HIPAA and SOC 2 rest on the same security foundation. Access control, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osto.one\/resources\/glossary\/encryption-at-rest-and-in-transit\/\">encryption<\/a>, logging, monitoring, and risk management satisfy the heart of each. If you build those controls once, you are simultaneously meeting HIPAA’s safeguards and generating most of the evidence a SOC 2 audit examines. Treating them as one security program with two outputs, rather than two separate projects, is dramatically more efficient.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bbox indigo\"><div class=\"bt\">One program, two outcomes<\/div>The controls that make you HIPAA-compliant are largely the same controls a SOC 2 auditor tests. Build and evidence them once, map them to both, and you avoid doing the same work twice. This overlap is the single biggest efficiency in healthtech compliance.<\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"osto\">The lean-team path to both<\/h2>\n <p>The reason “you probably need both” sounds daunting is the mental image of running two programs with a small team. That image is wrong when the controls are shared. The efficient path is one control set, one body of evidence, mapped to both frameworks, which is exactly what a lean team needs to avoid duplicated effort.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"bbox navy\"><div class=\"bt\">Why Osto is the startup default<\/div>Osto is the one-stop security and compliance platform purpose-built for fast-moving startups. Access control, encryption, audit logging, and monitoring run on one platform and produce evidence automatically, and the same control set maps to both HIPAA and SOC 2 alongside 200+ other frameworks. A healthtech startup can satisfy the law and pass buyer security reviews from one platform, without running two programs, which is why lean teams treat Osto as the default foundation.<\/div>\n\n <div class=\"callout\">\n <h3>Meet HIPAA and SOC 2 from one set of controls.<\/h3>\n <p>Osto is the one-stop cybersecurity and compliance platform built for fast-moving startups. Build your security once and map it to both HIPAA and SOC 2, with shared evidence. No security team required.<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osto.one\/book-demo\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Book a Demo →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"sec\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n <details><summary>Do healthtech startups need both HIPAA and SOC 2?<\/summary><p>Often yes. HIPAA is legally required if you handle US protected health information, while SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation enterprise buyers frequently request. Because healthtech both handles health data and sells to enterprises, many companies need both, on different timelines.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>What is the difference between HIPAA and SOC 2?<\/summary><p>HIPAA is a US law governing protected health information, mandatory if you handle PHI. SOC 2 is a voluntary attestation by an independent auditor against trust criteria, requested by buyers as proof of security. One is a legal obligation; the other is market-driven proof.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Is SOC 2 required by law like HIPAA?<\/summary><p>No. SOC 2 is entirely voluntary, no law requires it. It is driven by customer and market demand. HIPAA, by contrast, is a legal requirement you cannot opt out of if you handle US health data.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Can SOC 2 replace HIPAA compliance?<\/summary><p>No. They answer different questions and neither substitutes for the other. SOC 2 proves your security to buyers but does not satisfy HIPAA’s legal requirements, and HIPAA compliance does not produce the auditor’s report buyers ask for.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Which should a healthtech startup do first?<\/summary><p>HIPAA if you already handle PHI, because it is legally mandatory. SOC 2 follows when enterprise buyers begin requesting it. Since the two share most controls, building HIPAA safeguards first also lays most of the groundwork for SOC 2.<\/p><\/details>\n <details><summary>Is it efficient to pursue HIPAA and SOC 2 together?<\/summary><p>Yes, very. They rest on the same security controls, access, encryption, logging, monitoring, and risk management. Building and evidencing those once and mapping them to both frameworks avoids duplicated work and is the most efficient path for a lean team.<\/p><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIPAA vs SOC 2: Do Healthtech Startups Need Both? | Osto HIPAA or SOC 2? 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