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Security policies for healthcare
Patient data is among the most sensitive there is. Generate policies aligned with HDS, GDPR and ISO 27001 — bilingual and audit-ready — in minutes.
Why healthcare organisations need security policies
Health data carries the strictest protection requirements. In France, hosting personal health data requires HDS certification, which builds on ISO 27001 with health-specific controls; across the EU, health data is a special category under GDPR. Hospitals, clinics and health-tech vendors therefore need documented policies covering data classification, access control, encryption, retention and incident response — both to protect patients and to satisfy auditors and partners. PolicyForge generates that policy set from templates aligned with these frameworks, so even a small health-tech team can stand up a credible security baseline quickly.
How to generate your policies
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Pick your frameworks
Select the standards that apply to you. PolicyForge preselects the policies each framework expects.
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Answer the wizard
A few questions about your company — size, stack, hosting, data you handle — automatically tailor every policy.
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Generate the policy
PolicyForge drafts a complete, structured, professional policy with an approval block and version history.
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Export and get sign-off
Export to branded PDF or DOCX, get management sign-off, and keep the version for your auditors.
About 5 minutes per policy.
Recommended policies for healthcare
These policies address the patient-data protection and continuity obligations central to HDS and GDPR:
- Data classification policy
- Access control policy
- Encryption policy
- Data retention policy
- Incident response policy
- Business continuity policy
- Physical & environmental security policy
- Vendor / hosting security policy
Frequently asked questions
What is HDS certification?
HDS (Hébergeur de Données de Santé) is the French certification required to host personal health data. It extends ISO 27001 with additional health-specific requirements and is mandatory for providers handling French patient data.
Does PolicyForge make us HDS certified?
No tool grants HDS certification — an accredited body does, after audit. PolicyForge produces the policy documentation that forms a substantial part of the evidence, aligned with the ISO 27001 base HDS relies on.
How does GDPR treat health data?
Health data is a special category under GDPR Article 9, with stricter conditions for processing. Documented data classification, retention and access policies are central to demonstrating compliant handling.
Is this suitable for small health-tech startups?
Yes. The whole point is to give a small team a credible, auditor-ready policy baseline without a long consulting engagement, which you then tailor as you grow.
Are the documents bilingual?
Yes — every policy is available in French and English, useful for health-tech operating beyond France.
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