HIPAA database audit logs,
every PHI access, accounted for.
164.312(b) requires mechanisms that record and examine activity in systems holding ePHI. DB Audit captures every query against PHI tables, reviews activity continuously, and hands your compliance officer the report.
What HIPAA requires, and how DB Audit answers
U.S. law protecting sensitive patient health information. Applies to healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses. Civil penalties up to $1.5M per violation category per year.
| The mandate | How DB Audit satisfies it |
|---|---|
164.312(b) Audit Controls Covered entities MUST implement hardware, software, and/or procedural mechanisms that record and examine activity in systems containing ePHI. | Every query against systems holding ePHI is recorded with user and session context — the record-and-examine mechanism, implemented. |
164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D) Activity Review MUST implement procedures to regularly review records of information system activity, such as audit logs, access reports, and security incident tracking. | Activity review runs continuously and automatically, with scheduled reports replacing manual log pulls. |
164.312(c)(1) Integrity Controls MUST implement policies and procedures to protect ePHI from improper alteration or destruction. | Tamper-evident storage protects the audit record itself from improper alteration or destruction. |
164.308(a)(6) Security Incident Procedures MUST implement policies and procedures to identify, respond to, and mitigate security incidents. | Real-time detection and alerting turn incident procedures from paperwork into response. |
Built-in accelerators, no services engagement
Pre-built policies, reports, classifications, and alerts for HIPAA — installed with the platform, working on day one.
PHI Access Audit Policy
Track all access to tables containing patient health information
Minimum Necessary Monitoring
Detect access patterns exceeding minimum necessary standard
HIPAA Audit Trail Report
164.312(b) compliant audit evidence with examiner notes
PHI Data Patterns
Detect MRN, diagnosis codes, medications, insurance IDs
PHI Breach Detection
Real-time detection of unauthorized PHI access
One platform, every database
Your regulated data rarely lives in one engine. DB Audit applies the same policy across 20+ database types — so the evidence looks the same everywhere.
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Compliance-grade auditing, without the legacy price
One line item, priced on the databases you monitor. Most teams pay about 90% less than they would for a legacy DAM platform — with the compliance content included, not sold as services.
Common questions, answered
Does DB Audit satisfy the 164.312(b) audit controls requirement?
DB Audit implements the record-and-examine mechanism 164.312(b) describes: every query against ePHI systems is recorded with user context, and the HIPAA audit trail report packages that record as examiner-ready evidence.
Can it find PHI in our databases automatically?
Yes. Built-in classification detects medical record numbers, diagnosis codes, medications, and insurance IDs, so PHI access policies attach to the right tables without a manual inventory.
Can audit data stay inside our network?
Yes. DB Audit runs fully managed in our cloud or in your own environment — including air-gapped deployments — so PHI-adjacent audit data never has to leave your network.
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